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 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway | 227 | $12,577 | 31% below the national average | $9,736 | $59,480 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Sunnyvale | 107 | $12,589 | 31% below the national average | $11,276 | $56,644 |
| Singing River Health System | 174 | $12,594 | 31% below the national average | $11,247 | $81,173 |
| Opelousas General Health System | 159 | $12,598 | 31% below the national average | $11,618 | $45,931 |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center | 124 | $12,599 | 31% below the national average | $11,400 | $39,067 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | 62 | $12,614 | 31% below the national average | $10,726 | $26,947 |
| UPMC Horizon | 29 | $12,618 | 31% below the national average | $11,434 | $45,917 |
| Mount Pleasant Hospital | 79 | $12,622 | 31% below the national average | $10,259 | $39,485 |
| UPMC Jameson | 77 | $12,624 | 31% below the national average | $11,277 | $38,625 |
| Mountain View Hospital | 49 | $12,645 | 31% below the national average | $11,447 | $66,371 |
| Anderson Regional Medical Center | 180 | $12,654 | 31% below the national average | $11,174 | $47,959 |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital | 30 | $12,680 | 30% below the national average | $11,593 | $22,551 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | 53 | $12,681 | 30% below the national average | $10,761 | $28,663 |
| St Vincent Medical Center/North | 59 | $12,703 | 30% below the national average | $10,374 | $39,488 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center | 288 | $12,715 | 30% below the national average | $11,338 | $84,792 |
| Medina Hospital | 204 | $12,723 | 30% below the national average | $10,862 | $63,090 |
| Geisinger Medical Center Muncy | 23 | $12,728 | 30% below the national average | $10,099 | $38,588 |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital | 145 | $12,746 | 30% below the national average | $11,261 | $121,838 |
| Lakewood Ranch Medical Center | 206 | $12,750 | 30% below the national average | $10,993 | $129,862 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | 503 | $12,752 | 30% below the national average | $11,481 | $34,655 |
| Springhill Medical Center | 65 | $12,756 | 30% below the national average | $11,628 | $37,951 |
| UPMC Carlisle | 168 | $12,760 | 30% below the national average | $11,498 | $56,269 |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital | 57 | $12,767 | 30% below the national average | $11,655 | $73,730 |
| USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC | 73 | $12,769 | 30% below the national average | $11,060 | $54,540 |
| Singing River Gulfport | 113 | $12,770 | 30% below the national average | $11,673 | $117,089 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 885 | $12,775 | 30% below the national average | $11,286 | $62,140 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | 466 | $12,786 | 30% below the national average | $10,834 | $64,459 |
| Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | 78 | $12,806 | 30% below the national average | $11,798 | $76,771 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 363 | $12,812 | 30% below the national average | $11,697 | $68,874 |
| Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc | 76 | $12,812 | 30% below the national average | $10,100 | $41,387 |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge | 77 | $12,817 | 30% below the national average | $11,553 | $34,884 |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | 271 | $12,818 | 30% below the national average | $11,440 | $47,099 |
| Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks | 17 | $12,820 | 30% below the national average | $10,223 | $63,821 |
| Penn Highlands Mon Valley | 48 | $12,824 | 30% below the national average | $11,634 | $34,841 |
| Carle Health Proctor Hospital | 101 | $12,827 | 30% below the national average | $11,520 | $54,117 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | 78 | $12,834 | 30% below the national average | $10,823 | $59,479 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | 180 | $12,849 | 30% below the national average | $11,261 | $46,979 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 280 | $12,849 | 30% below the national average | $11,395 | $90,907 |
| Timpanogos Regional Hospital | 34 | $12,853 | 29% below the national average | $10,903 | $91,940 |
| North Oaks Medical Center | 296 | $12,854 | 29% below the national average | $11,268 | $111,496 |
| Medical Center Enterprise | 41 | $12,855 | 29% below the national average | $11,535 | $109,041 |
| The General | 34 | $12,858 | 29% below the national average | $11,179 | $21,108 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | 138 | $12,872 | 29% below the national average | $11,352 | $33,058 |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | 116 | $12,873 | 29% below the national average | $11,243 | $63,961 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | 218 | $12,873 | 29% below the national average | $11,389 | $57,168 |
| Ascension Seton Cedar Park | 147 | $12,879 | 29% below the national average | $10,635 | $82,884 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 478 | $12,884 | 29% below the national average | $11,263 | $77,589 |
| Prattville Baptist Hospital | 41 | $12,886 | 29% below the national average | $10,330 | $46,362 |
| Tampa General Hospital Crystal River | 209 | $12,888 | 29% below the national average | $11,623 | $100,460 |
| Finley Hospital | 177 | $12,888 | 29% below the national average | $10,923 | $30,757 |
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.