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 701–750. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center Inc | 116 | $14,590 | 20% below the national average | $12,307 | $67,480 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 632 | $14,590 | 20% below the national average | $12,491 | $44,755 |
| Berkeley Medical Center | 148 | $14,591 | 20% below the national average | $11,803 | $37,352 |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | 60 | $14,599 | 20% below the national average | $12,357 | $47,472 |
| Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus | 73 | $14,601 | 20% below the national average | $12,639 | $35,086 |
| Mizell Memorial Hospital | 17 | $14,606 | 20% below the national average | $13,934 | $20,950 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs | 128 | $14,613 | 20% below the national average | $13,568 | $99,024 |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital | 281 | $14,614 | 20% below the national average | $12,323 | $54,189 |
| Lutheran Hospital | 22 | $14,614 | 20% below the national average | $13,451 | $52,776 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | 439 | $14,616 | 20% below the national average | $12,640 | $33,845 |
| Upper Valley Medical Center | 127 | $14,616 | 20% below the national average | $11,103 | $65,253 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | 54 | $14,619 | 20% below the national average | $12,551 | $56,174 |
| Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital | 291 | $14,621 | 20% below the national average | $12,961 | $59,780 |
| University Of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada | 88 | $14,628 | 20% below the national average | $13,182 | $26,710 |
| Middlesboro ARH Hospital | 43 | $14,632 | 20% below the national average | $13,608 | $45,153 |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center | 94 | $14,636 | 20% below the national average | $13,416 | $37,644 |
| Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital | 54 | $14,637 | 20% below the national average | $11,822 | $38,255 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 332 | $14,640 | 20% below the national average | $12,110 | $66,517 |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg | 139 | $14,640 | 20% below the national average | $11,764 | $64,167 |
| Fairview Hospital | 295 | $14,642 | 20% below the national average | $12,183 | $64,911 |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center | 79 | $14,646 | 20% below the national average | $12,755 | $92,234 |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. | 76 | $14,648 | 20% below the national average | $12,610 | $40,668 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 405 | $14,649 | 20% below the national average | $12,326 | $76,355 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 587 | $14,650 | 20% below the national average | $13,010 | $71,972 |
| Menorah Medical Center | 153 | $14,650 | 20% below the national average | $12,477 | $106,125 |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital | 74 | $14,650 | 20% below the national average | $13,415 | $137,368 |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | 94 | $14,650 | 20% below the national average | $12,272 | $45,767 |
| Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana | 255 | $14,651 | 20% below the national average | $12,753 | $117,558 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | 573 | $14,653 | 20% below the national average | $12,365 | $52,581 |
| Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood | 102 | $14,657 | 20% below the national average | $13,613 | $90,137 |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center | 104 | $14,659 | 20% below the national average | $13,452 | $156,592 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial | 112 | $14,660 | 20% below the national average | $12,299 | $52,799 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 53 | $14,666 | 20% below the national average | $13,588 | $31,914 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 388 | $14,669 | 20% below the national average | $12,441 | $35,072 |
| UCH-Memorial Health System | 326 | $14,670 | 20% below the national average | $13,110 | $101,472 |
| Hancock Regional Hospital | 89 | $14,673 | 20% below the national average | $12,051 | $44,251 |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | 320 | $14,675 | 20% below the national average | $13,193 | $73,714 |
| Winn Parish Medical Center | 20 | $14,677 | 19% below the national average | $13,654 | $33,496 |
| Hendricks Regional Health | 176 | $14,680 | 19% below the national average | $12,401 | $44,221 |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | 255 | $14,682 | 19% below the national average | $12,757 | $114,397 |
| Chambers Memorial Hospital | 17 | $14,682 | 19% below the national average | $12,646 | $16,198 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls | 79 | $14,686 | 19% below the national average | $12,490 | $52,950 |
| Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake | 17 | $14,687 | 19% below the national average | $12,753 | $50,171 |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | 139 | $14,688 | 19% below the national average | $13,164 | $93,629 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | 380 | $14,692 | 19% below the national average | $13,056 | $176,804 |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh | 78 | $14,692 | 19% below the national average | $11,535 | $43,913 |
| Ennis Regional Medical Center | 16 | $14,693 | 19% below the national average | $13,163 | $59,605 |
| Monroe County Hospital | 18 | $14,696 | 19% below the national average | $13,880 | $17,857 |
| Ascension Providence | 220 | $14,696 | 19% below the national average | $13,459 | $43,264 |
| Carle Bromenn Medical Center | 124 | $14,700 | 19% below the national average | $12,473 | $49,866 |
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.