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 751–800. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Hospital | 156 | $14,701 | 19% below the national average | $12,600 | $70,896 |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 115 | $14,703 | 19% below the national average | $13,052 | $121,573 |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | 224 | $14,705 | 19% below the national average | $11,952 | $93,272 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 346 | $14,705 | 19% below the national average | $12,879 | $49,106 |
| Alton Memorial Hospital | 119 | $14,706 | 19% below the national average | $13,170 | $53,451 |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc | 124 | $14,707 | 19% below the national average | $11,635 | $34,356 |
| Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | 130 | $14,708 | 19% below the national average | $13,221 | $92,507 |
| Tishomingo Health Services Inc | 21 | $14,713 | 19% below the national average | $13,625 | $20,606 |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center | 367 | $14,722 | 19% below the national average | $12,137 | $153,513 |
| Harris Regional Hospital | 97 | $14,740 | 19% below the national average | $13,572 | $67,604 |
| CHI Health St. Francis | 223 | $14,746 | 19% below the national average | $12,629 | $53,362 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | 712 | $14,746 | 19% below the national average | $12,454 | $59,928 |
| AdventHealth Sebring | 455 | $14,747 | 19% below the national average | $12,952 | $90,709 |
| De Tar Hospital Navarro | 160 | $14,748 | 19% below the national average | $12,582 | $170,830 |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | 354 | $14,757 | 19% below the national average | $12,557 | $57,048 |
| Southside Community Hospital, Inc | 171 | $14,760 | 19% below the national average | $13,434 | $45,121 |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital | 439 | $14,763 | 19% below the national average | $12,870 | $141,425 |
| Medical Center Of McKinney | 259 | $14,763 | 19% below the national average | $13,298 | $154,843 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | 66 | $14,764 | 19% below the national average | $13,646 | $52,801 |
| Cape Coral Hospital | 376 | $14,765 | 19% below the national average | $12,776 | $85,235 |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital | 124 | $14,766 | 19% below the national average | $12,145 | $30,016 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital | 126 | $14,769 | 19% below the national average | $13,091 | $40,778 |
| Kootenai Health | 327 | $14,770 | 19% below the national average | $12,777 | $46,866 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 282 | $14,771 | 19% below the national average | $12,011 | $54,261 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | 267 | $14,772 | 19% below the national average | $13,550 | $64,270 |
| Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital | 68 | $14,772 | 19% below the national average | $12,818 | $44,330 |
| Baptist Medical Center East | 91 | $14,775 | 19% below the national average | $11,389 | $56,112 |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital | 139 | $14,777 | 19% below the national average | $12,804 | $50,061 |
| HSHS Holy Family Hospital Inc | 16 | $14,780 | 19% below the national average | $13,760 | $26,973 |
| St Joseph's Hospital | 152 | $14,780 | 19% below the national average | $13,392 | $142,052 |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point | 336 | $14,781 | 19% below the national average | $12,089 | $60,042 |
| Medical City Plano | 419 | $14,790 | 19% below the national average | $12,884 | $168,430 |
| AdventHealth Central Texas | 131 | $14,792 | 19% below the national average | $12,473 | $55,047 |
| St Vincent Hospital | 134 | $14,795 | 19% below the national average | $13,118 | $62,181 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | 125 | $14,796 | 19% below the national average | $11,447 | $113,205 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 585 | $14,798 | 19% below the national average | $13,237 | $112,434 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc | 324 | $14,799 | 19% below the national average | $12,918 | $60,301 |
| Goshen Hospital | 56 | $14,805 | 19% below the national average | $13,026 | $40,243 |
| Logan Health Medical Center | 106 | $14,805 | 19% below the national average | $13,191 | $51,894 |
| University Hospital And Medical Center | 162 | $14,806 | 19% below the national average | $12,812 | $195,640 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital St Louis | 217 | $14,812 | 19% below the national average | $13,436 | $60,139 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | 94 | $14,814 | 19% below the national average | $13,686 | $51,689 |
| Hunt Regional Medical Center | 93 | $14,817 | 19% below the national average | $13,308 | $56,752 |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | 123 | $14,817 | 19% below the national average | $13,501 | $46,300 |
| Columbus Regional Hospital | 425 | $14,822 | 19% below the national average | $12,541 | $39,938 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc | 352 | $14,823 | 19% below the national average | $13,627 | $43,868 |
| Baldwin Health | 87 | $14,824 | 19% below the national average | $12,917 | $129,315 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin | 110 | $14,830 | 19% below the national average | $13,573 | $84,562 |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center | 247 | $14,830 | 19% below the national average | $11,365 | $121,843 |
| West Allis Memorial Hospital | 138 | $14,831 | 19% below the national average | $11,884 | $65,154 |
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.