Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 871
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $18,230 per stay at 2,661 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $14,504 and $19,301.
Also known as: Sepsis
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $18,230
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $14,504–$19,301
- Medicare’s share
- $15,524
- Average billed charge
- $90,381
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,661
Compare hospitals
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2,661 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 551–600. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital | 119 | $14,229 | 22% below the national average | $13,023 | $96,590 |
| Claiborne Medical Center | 87 | $14,230 | 22% below the national average | $12,924 | $23,187 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc | 269 | $14,234 | 22% below the national average | $12,143 | $65,700 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast | 77 | $14,237 | 22% below the national average | $12,890 | $61,080 |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | 223 | $14,238 | 22% below the national average | $12,971 | $25,696 |
| Acadia General Hospital | 56 | $14,240 | 22% below the national average | $13,162 | $45,926 |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital | 102 | $14,242 | 22% below the national average | $9,780 | $60,307 |
| Baptist Medical Center - Nassau | 152 | $14,246 | 22% below the national average | $12,896 | $72,407 |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | 21 | $14,247 | 22% below the national average | $13,005 | $18,620 |
| Doctors Hospital | 320 | $14,250 | 22% below the national average | $12,244 | $139,504 |
| Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center | 95 | $14,255 | 22% below the national average | $12,256 | $78,427 |
| Parkridge Medical Center | 278 | $14,256 | 22% below the national average | $12,442 | $112,609 |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital | 122 | $14,257 | 22% below the national average | $12,685 | $67,204 |
| Methodist Richardson Medical Center | 275 | $14,260 | 22% below the national average | $12,323 | $76,771 |
| Memorial Hospital At Gulfport | 319 | $14,261 | 22% below the national average | $12,571 | $158,842 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - North Las Vegas | 11 | $14,264 | 22% below the national average | $12,784 | $52,905 |
| North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion | 35 | $14,266 | 22% below the national average | $12,961 | $46,112 |
| Chelsea Hospital | 70 | $14,267 | 22% below the national average | $11,964 | $37,199 |
| OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital | 291 | $14,269 | 22% below the national average | $11,979 | $52,705 |
| Atrium Health Pineville | 296 | $14,271 | 22% below the national average | $12,206 | $75,650 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 1,052 | $14,272 | 22% below the national average | $12,730 | $74,950 |
| Parkland Health Center | 148 | $14,272 | 22% below the national average | $12,814 | $42,352 |
| Mercy Hospital Ada | 288 | $14,273 | 22% below the national average | $12,838 | $41,439 |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital | 73 | $14,278 | 22% below the national average | $12,561 | $43,009 |
| Palos Community Hospital | 559 | $14,279 | 22% below the national average | $11,846 | $63,604 |
| Lexington Medical Center | 758 | $14,286 | 22% below the national average | $11,911 | $78,304 |
| Orlando Health Rockledge Hospital | 140 | $14,289 | 22% below the national average | $12,822 | $105,324 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside | 248 | $14,289 | 22% below the national average | $12,337 | $60,654 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | 555 | $14,290 | 22% below the national average | $11,791 | $71,208 |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital | 13 | $14,297 | 22% below the national average | $13,293 | $28,899 |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | 94 | $14,298 | 22% below the national average | $13,018 | $40,248 |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin | 232 | $14,298 | 22% below the national average | $13,148 | $86,908 |
| Cox Medical Center Branson | 126 | $14,299 | 22% below the national average | $12,986 | $69,073 |
| Beauregard Memorial Hospital | 45 | $14,302 | 22% below the national average | $12,985 | $44,295 |
| Fairfield Medical Center | 240 | $14,305 | 22% below the national average | $12,033 | $39,143 |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare | 58 | $14,311 | 21% below the national average | $12,926 | $51,691 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | 456 | $14,316 | 21% below the national average | $12,361 | $42,791 |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Neenah | 86 | $14,316 | 21% below the national average | $11,442 | $38,032 |
| Bsa Hospital | 497 | $14,318 | 21% below the national average | $12,239 | $85,772 |
| Medical City Decatur | 53 | $14,319 | 21% below the national average | $12,639 | $141,433 |
| Ascension Seton Hays | 199 | $14,321 | 21% below the national average | $13,058 | $107,910 |
| UNC Rockingham | 43 | $14,323 | 21% below the national average | $12,733 | $27,674 |
| Clinch Valley Medical Center | 67 | $14,324 | 21% below the national average | $12,708 | $94,480 |
| Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington | 89 | $14,328 | 21% below the national average | $12,638 | $54,309 |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | 48 | $14,334 | 21% below the national average | $13,264 | $33,665 |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | 180 | $14,335 | 21% below the national average | $12,928 | $58,211 |
| Heritage Valley Beaver | 84 | $14,339 | 21% below the national average | $12,508 | $30,263 |
| Memorial Health | 606 | $14,341 | 21% below the national average | $12,750 | $49,716 |
| St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend | 80 | $14,344 | 21% below the national average | $11,368 | $59,381 |
| Johnston Health | 226 | $14,345 | 21% below the national average | $12,247 | $58,650 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16K | $72K |
| 2021 | $17K | $79K |
| 2022 | $17K | $82K |
| 2023 | $18K | $86K |
| 2024 | $18K | $90K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 1,006 | $12,534 | $10,837–$13,808 |
| Mississippi | 44 | 7,801 | $14,185 | $13,005–$15,431 |
| Arkansas | 37 | 6,804 | $14,251 | $13,038–$15,064 |
| Louisiana | 51 | 7,387 | $14,389 | $12,826–$15,923 |
| Alabama | 51 | 6,955 | $14,639 | $13,126–$14,904 |
| Iowa | 28 | 5,143 | $14,760 | $13,503–$15,813 |
| Kentucky | 55 | 8,861 | $14,769 | $13,502–$15,083 |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 9,012 | $14,957 | $13,449–$15,840 |
| Tennessee | 70 | 13,989 | $15,050 | $13,473–$15,661 |
| Indiana | 69 | 11,894 | $15,369 | $14,335–$15,891 |
| Kansas | 35 | 6,218 | $15,539 | $13,009–$16,911 |
| Florida | 163 | 46,590 | $15,659 | $13,841–$16,401 |
| Ohio | 107 | 17,642 | $15,665 | $13,447–$16,983 |
| Missouri | 61 | 11,126 | $15,809 | $13,747–$18,235 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 3,628 | $15,825 | $14,183–$17,758 |
| Montana | 10 | 1,891 | $15,849 | $15,190–$15,962 |
| West Virginia | 21 | 3,893 | $15,922 | $13,188–$16,028 |
| South Carolina | 47 | 9,623 | $16,012 | $13,571–$17,701 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 1,608 | $16,037 | $15,482–$16,908 |
| Idaho | 12 | 2,208 | $16,189 | $15,262–$16,437 |
| Utah | 29 | 3,577 | $16,259 | $13,499–$16,406 |
| Virginia | 69 | 18,991 | $16,366 | $14,579–$16,797 |
| North Carolina | 76 | 14,182 | $16,443 | $14,262–$16,622 |
| Texas | 200 | 41,514 | $16,694 | $14,574–$17,326 |
| Wisconsin | 61 | 7,778 | $16,722 | $14,601–$16,855 |
| Colorado | 44 | 6,492 | $16,848 | $15,091–$18,150 |
| Pennsylvania | 117 | 23,264 | $16,882 | $13,742–$17,712 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 1,761 | $17,011 | $14,453–$16,961 |
| Michigan | 80 | 13,620 | $17,099 | $15,546–$18,044 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 2,559 | $17,104 | $14,906–$17,807 |
| Georgia | 76 | 16,014 | $17,149 | $14,810–$18,248 |
| New Mexico | 21 | 3,188 | $17,242 | $14,867–$21,113 |
| Arizona | 51 | 11,083 | $17,451 | $14,930–$19,252 |
| Illinois | 107 | 23,221 | $17,635 | $14,990–$19,078 |
| Minnesota | 45 | 7,342 | $17,951 | $15,543–$18,157 |
| Delaware | 6 | 2,564 | $17,988 | $16,441–$18,698 |
| Washington | 44 | 10,226 | $18,304 | $16,999–$18,793 |
| Nevada | 20 | 5,276 | $18,342 | $16,834–$19,272 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 1,237 | $18,456 | $15,029–$19,713 |
| Maine | 17 | 1,525 | $19,002 | $16,559–$21,117 |
| New Jersey | 61 | 18,670 | $19,296 | $17,165–$21,889 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | 16,108 | $19,534 | $15,639–$21,484 |
| Oregon | 31 | 4,533 | $19,972 | $16,884–$21,509 |
| Connecticut | 25 | 7,081 | $20,799 | $17,887–$20,857 |
| Wyoming | 9 | 829 | $21,131 | $20,621–$24,715 |
| California | 261 | 71,060 | $23,020 | $19,880–$24,983 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 1,722 | $23,528 | $20,458–$25,288 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 1,461 | $23,955 | $22,133–$28,718 |
| New York | 122 | 40,824 | $24,427 | $18,094–$25,791 |
| Maryland | 42 | 14,696 | $24,452 | $19,678–$27,642 |
| Alaska | 8 | 1,442 | $24,932 | $24,806–$32,784 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.