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 1,351–1,400. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Macomb | 194 | $16,246 | 11% below the national average | $14,082 | $42,432 |
| Palmetto General Hospital | 131 | $16,248 | 11% below the national average | $14,387 | $115,894 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 593 | $16,248 | 11% below the national average | $14,195 | $72,068 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus | 102 | $16,250 | 11% below the national average | $15,078 | $129,871 |
| Methodist Hospital Atascosa | 95 | $16,263 | 11% below the national average | $15,215 | $70,605 |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital | 13 | $16,267 | 11% below the national average | $15,137 | $16,547 |
| ProMedica Charles And Virginia Hickman Hospital | 124 | $16,268 | 11% below the national average | $14,576 | $55,880 |
| Spectrum Health United Hospital | 64 | $16,279 | 11% below the national average | $13,692 | $29,256 |
| Southern Ohio Medical Center | 211 | $16,283 | 11% below the national average | $14,870 | $49,225 |
| UPMC Lititz | 53 | $16,291 | 11% below the national average | $14,656 | $51,873 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | 213 | $16,292 | 11% below the national average | $14,764 | $68,228 |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook | 157 | $16,293 | 11% below the national average | $13,119 | $48,494 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 424 | $16,293 | 11% below the national average | $13,685 | $82,876 |
| Charlotte Hungerford Hospital | 189 | $16,299 | 11% below the national average | $14,639 | $55,955 |
| Medical Center Hospital | 302 | $16,304 | 11% below the national average | $14,444 | $57,998 |
| Watertown Memorial Hospital | 63 | $16,309 | 11% below the national average | $14,145 | $43,463 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 290 | $16,313 | 11% below the national average | $12,985 | $66,649 |
| Logan Regional Medical Center | 79 | $16,315 | 11% below the national average | $14,473 | $66,611 |
| St Alexius Medical Center | 274 | $16,317 | 10% below the national average | $13,868 | $78,533 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | 14 | $16,317 | 10% below the national average | $15,037 | $40,307 |
| Flagler Hospital | 329 | $16,320 | 10% below the national average | $14,991 | $84,078 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | 731 | $16,320 | 10% below the national average | $14,710 | $41,770 |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | 170 | $16,324 | 10% below the national average | $15,030 | $40,391 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 279 | $16,324 | 10% below the national average | $14,111 | $37,108 |
| Hialeah Hospital | 70 | $16,326 | 10% below the national average | $15,364 | $118,856 |
| Northeast Hospital Corporation | 479 | $16,327 | 10% below the national average | $14,631 | $39,722 |
| St Mary's Medical Center | 110 | $16,329 | 10% below the national average | $14,708 | $186,104 |
| Integris Health Woodward Hospital | 46 | $16,329 | 10% below the national average | $15,283 | $74,159 |
| St Anthony Community Hospital | 53 | $16,334 | 10% below the national average | $14,223 | $125,962 |
| Twin County Regional Hospital | 69 | $16,345 | 10% below the national average | $15,198 | $76,929 |
| Concord Hospital | 258 | $16,345 | 10% below the national average | $13,752 | $66,229 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 599 | $16,346 | 10% below the national average | $13,940 | $116,272 |
| Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital | 104 | $16,346 | 10% below the national average | $14,077 | $107,738 |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital | 282 | $16,347 | 10% below the national average | $14,058 | $189,332 |
| F F Thompson Hospital | 81 | $16,350 | 10% below the national average | $14,964 | $33,529 |
| Alliance Community Hospital | 14 | $16,354 | 10% below the national average | $14,523 | $26,070 |
| Broward Health Imperial Point | 75 | $16,355 | 10% below the national average | $15,273 | $65,218 |
| Trihealth Clinton Regional Hospital | 21 | $16,356 | 10% below the national average | $15,270 | $28,171 |
| South Miami Hospital | 165 | $16,360 | 10% below the national average | $14,763 | $108,542 |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | 290 | $16,360 | 10% below the national average | $13,584 | $155,630 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 574 | $16,361 | 10% below the national average | $13,300 | $76,528 |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital | 50 | $16,366 | 10% below the national average | $15,230 | $39,674 |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale | 253 | $16,366 | 10% below the national average | $13,149 | $48,028 |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center | 85 | $16,371 | 10% below the national average | $15,178 | $48,997 |
| Bristol Hospital | 87 | $16,376 | 10% below the national average | $14,907 | $48,495 |
| Colleton Medical Center | 109 | $16,381 | 10% below the national average | $14,838 | $69,596 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | 76 | $16,385 | 10% below the national average | $13,998 | $32,357 |
| St. George Regional Hospital | 444 | $16,387 | 10% below the national average | $14,968 | $56,809 |
| Medical City Alliance | 114 | $16,388 | 10% below the national average | $12,753 | $125,080 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 247 | $16,402 | 10% below the national average | $12,867 | $47,096 |
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.