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
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2,661 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,251–1,300. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | 254 | $15,976 | 12% below the national average | $14,064 | $174,884 |
| Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 201 | $15,976 | 12% below the national average | $14,638 | $91,875 |
| Granville Health Systems | 31 | $15,977 | 12% below the national average | $13,506 | $40,843 |
| Mercy Health System Corp | 81 | $15,980 | 12% below the national average | $12,787 | $83,890 |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta | 11 | $15,984 | 12% below the national average | $14,649 | $32,171 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | 187 | $15,985 | 12% below the national average | $14,058 | $52,430 |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services | 79 | $15,987 | 12% below the national average | $13,679 | $54,635 |
| Saint Anne's Hospital | 116 | $15,988 | 12% below the national average | $14,923 | $34,425 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 266 | $15,991 | 12% below the national average | $13,798 | $33,998 |
| Witham Health Services | 59 | $15,996 | 12% below the national average | $14,524 | $43,050 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital | 120 | $15,997 | 12% below the national average | $14,763 | $32,062 |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital | 25 | $16,000 | 12% below the national average | $14,763 | $31,744 |
| Putnam Hospital Center | 191 | $16,006 | 12% below the national average | $14,410 | $45,132 |
| Midland Memorial Hospital | 247 | $16,007 | 12% below the national average | $14,619 | $84,248 |
| St Joseph Hospital | 139 | $16,009 | 12% below the national average | $13,579 | $54,263 |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | 112 | $16,012 | 12% below the national average | $14,771 | $38,981 |
| Madison Memorial Hospital | 15 | $16,013 | 12% below the national average | $14,639 | $32,884 |
| Merit Health Wesley | 136 | $16,016 | 12% below the national average | $13,730 | $159,970 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 510 | $16,022 | 12% below the national average | $13,812 | $150,628 |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | 49 | $16,023 | 12% below the national average | $14,557 | $33,895 |
| Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | 210 | $16,025 | 12% below the national average | $14,620 | $148,439 |
| Trinity Hospitals | 216 | $16,026 | 12% below the national average | $13,874 | $50,982 |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center | 19 | $16,027 | 12% below the national average | $14,824 | $81,622 |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | 186 | $16,028 | 12% below the national average | $12,747 | $52,689 |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital | 180 | $16,034 | 12% below the national average | $13,835 | $73,800 |
| UPMC Chautauqua | 144 | $16,038 | 12% below the national average | $14,617 | $23,078 |
| Dallas Regional Medical Center | 132 | $16,040 | 12% below the national average | $14,030 | $83,734 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | 296 | $16,041 | 12% below the national average | $14,680 | $31,788 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | 54 | $16,045 | 12% below the national average | $13,931 | $37,833 |
| AdventHealthmanchester | 59 | $16,049 | 12% below the national average | $14,832 | $53,388 |
| Fayette Medical Center | 19 | $16,051 | 12% below the national average | $14,936 | $21,969 |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 474 | $16,055 | 12% below the national average | $12,365 | $45,864 |
| Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 302 | $16,055 | 12% below the national average | $13,237 | $102,948 |
| Riverview Medical Center | 296 | $16,058 | 12% below the national average | $13,542 | $113,012 |
| Wellstar Paulding Medical Center | 212 | $16,059 | 12% below the national average | $12,562 | $116,754 |
| Ascension St Vincent Anderson | 51 | $16,063 | 12% below the national average | $15,015 | $80,277 |
| Knox Community Hospital | 48 | $16,063 | 12% below the national average | $15,078 | $53,165 |
| The Monroe Clinic | 72 | $16,063 | 12% below the national average | $14,106 | $53,593 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | 606 | $16,065 | 12% below the national average | $14,632 | $31,916 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | 64 | $16,068 | 12% below the national average | $14,968 | $30,618 |
| North Memorial Health Hospital | 329 | $16,073 | 12% below the national average | $13,842 | $54,950 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | 472 | $16,076 | 12% below the national average | $14,392 | $54,622 |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital | 74 | $16,078 | 12% below the national average | $14,976 | $112,256 |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic | 21 | $16,082 | 12% below the national average | $14,839 | $40,211 |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | 42 | $16,084 | 12% below the national average | $13,144 | $33,029 |
| AdventHealth Parker | 294 | $16,088 | 12% below the national average | $13,230 | $112,410 |
| Willamette Valley Medical Center | 59 | $16,090 | 12% below the national average | $13,199 | $48,017 |
| The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain Campus | 138 | $16,091 | 12% below the national average | $13,754 | $162,720 |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa | 137 | $16,091 | 12% below the national average | $14,042 | $65,326 |
| Augusta Health | 259 | $16,092 | 12% below the national average | $13,607 | $33,910 |
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.