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 801–850. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove Hospital | 117 | $14,833 | 19% below the national average | $12,893 | $36,144 |
| The Hospitals Of Providence - Memorial Campus | 85 | $14,837 | 19% below the national average | $12,770 | $200,852 |
| Memorial Hospital Of South Bend | 225 | $14,840 | 19% below the national average | $13,120 | $64,971 |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center | 93 | $14,843 | 19% below the national average | $11,798 | $56,643 |
| Livingston Regional Hospital | 71 | $14,847 | 19% below the national average | $13,705 | $79,953 |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center | 66 | $14,849 | 19% below the national average | $13,128 | $53,198 |
| St Francis Regional Medical Center | 95 | $14,851 | 19% below the national average | $13,057 | $37,095 |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center | 605 | $14,852 | 19% below the national average | $13,280 | $62,804 |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | 389 | $14,853 | 19% below the national average | $11,612 | $58,498 |
| Sauk Prairie Hospital | 54 | $14,855 | 19% below the national average | $13,556 | $39,269 |
| Ecu Health North Hospital | 148 | $14,855 | 19% below the national average | $13,251 | $34,014 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | 537 | $14,856 | 19% below the national average | $13,039 | $73,199 |
| East Liverpool City Hospital | 183 | $14,857 | 19% below the national average | $12,587 | $46,045 |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon | 39 | $14,858 | 18% below the national average | $13,645 | $23,483 |
| Palestine Regional Medical Center | 42 | $14,862 | 18% below the national average | $13,330 | $89,448 |
| Valley View Medical Center | 33 | $14,864 | 18% below the national average | $11,058 | $100,197 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | 91 | $14,865 | 18% below the national average | $12,882 | $83,117 |
| Lovelace Women's Hospital | 58 | $14,867 | 18% below the national average | $11,099 | $87,351 |
| Phoenixville Hospital | 161 | $14,867 | 18% below the national average | $13,264 | $81,239 |
| Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital | 67 | $14,868 | 18% below the national average | $13,784 | $40,804 |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe | 139 | $14,877 | 18% below the national average | $12,012 | $52,453 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | 143 | $14,877 | 18% below the national average | $13,546 | $39,065 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | 151 | $14,880 | 18% below the national average | $12,794 | $52,057 |
| MH St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital | 245 | $14,881 | 18% below the national average | $12,796 | $72,254 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 856 | $14,884 | 18% below the national average | $13,221 | $57,409 |
| Longs Peak Hospital | 78 | $14,887 | 18% below the national average | $13,272 | $107,031 |
| Thomas Hospital | 194 | $14,889 | 18% below the national average | $12,660 | $45,271 |
| Lima Memorial Health System | 66 | $14,892 | 18% below the national average | $12,829 | $51,055 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County | 172 | $14,893 | 18% below the national average | $12,038 | $50,490 |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | 153 | $14,896 | 18% below the national average | $11,051 | $125,796 |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital | 269 | $14,901 | 18% below the national average | $13,143 | $167,494 |
| Elliot Hospital | 261 | $14,906 | 18% below the national average | $13,330 | $42,110 |
| CGH Medical Center | 139 | $14,906 | 18% below the national average | $13,328 | $60,232 |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center | 214 | $14,913 | 18% below the national average | $12,060 | $55,865 |
| Riverview Health | 66 | $14,913 | 18% below the national average | $13,533 | $58,439 |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital | 27 | $14,913 | 18% below the national average | $13,584 | $57,794 |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 262 | $14,915 | 18% below the national average | $11,879 | $67,731 |
| Meadville Medical Center | 58 | $14,916 | 18% below the national average | $13,571 | $44,029 |
| Herrin Hospital | 190 | $14,918 | 18% below the national average | $12,850 | $55,012 |
| Community Hospital | 283 | $14,919 | 18% below the national average | $12,183 | $64,304 |
| Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus | 55 | $14,920 | 18% below the national average | $12,895 | $99,398 |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | 46 | $14,921 | 18% below the national average | $13,336 | $49,058 |
| Marion General Hospital | 100 | $14,922 | 18% below the national average | $13,437 | $27,954 |
| UPMC Memorial | 134 | $14,922 | 18% below the national average | $10,848 | $65,249 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | 140 | $14,923 | 18% below the national average | $12,504 | $49,048 |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | 123 | $14,923 | 18% below the national average | $12,819 | $57,871 |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 181 | $14,924 | 18% below the national average | $12,908 | $81,221 |
| Stafford Hospital, LLC | 98 | $14,927 | 18% below the national average | $12,648 | $33,135 |
| Unicoi County Hospital | 21 | $14,928 | 18% below the national average | $13,685 | $34,436 |
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center | 43 | $14,930 | 18% below the national average | $13,905 | $39,743 |
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.