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
Hospitals in Texas
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 200 hospitals
- $16,694
- Median hospital
- $15,480
- Lowest to highest
- $11,947–$134,211
- Medicare stays
- 41,514
200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage | 109 | $15,480 | 15% below the national average | $14,013 | $102,453 |
| Medical City Lewisville | 117 | $15,538 | 15% below the national average | $13,390 | $133,665 |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | 383 | $15,633 | 14% below the national average | $13,649 | $66,417 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | 443 | $15,649 | 14% below the national average | $13,998 | $93,073 |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital | 216 | $15,704 | 14% below the national average | $13,923 | $72,966 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 492 | $15,712 | 14% below the national average | $13,377 | $183,167 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance | 85 | $15,763 | 14% below the national average | $11,822 | $61,598 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest | 282 | $15,832 | 13% below the national average | $13,509 | $44,842 |
| Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | 531 | $15,843 | 13% below the national average | $14,296 | $69,426 |
| Valley Regional Medical Center | 124 | $15,892 | 13% below the national average | $14,064 | $216,821 |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center,The | 382 | $15,904 | 13% below the national average | $14,049 | $192,195 |
| UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital | 13 | $15,908 | 13% below the national average | $13,707 | $69,854 |
| White Rock Medical Center | 40 | $15,933 | 13% below the national average | $14,835 | $90,021 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati | 199 | $15,955 | 12% below the national average | $12,305 | $51,934 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 329 | $15,969 | 12% below the national average | $13,615 | $71,380 |
| Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 201 | $15,976 | 12% below the national average | $14,638 | $91,875 |
| Midland Memorial Hospital | 247 | $16,007 | 12% below the national average | $14,619 | $84,248 |
| Dallas Regional Medical Center | 132 | $16,040 | 12% below the national average | $14,030 | $83,734 |
| The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain Campus | 138 | $16,091 | 12% below the national average | $13,754 | $162,720 |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | 314 | $16,103 | 12% below the national average | $14,670 | $101,211 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | 58 | $16,106 | 12% below the national average | $12,350 | $55,767 |
| Dallas Medical Center | 25 | $16,140 | 11% below the national average | $15,128 | $93,088 |
| CHI St Luke's Health Brazosport | 74 | $16,143 | 11% below the national average | $14,162 | $79,416 |
| Methodist Hospital Atascosa | 95 | $16,263 | 11% below the national average | $15,215 | $70,605 |
| Medical Center Hospital | 302 | $16,304 | 11% below the national average | $14,444 | $57,998 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 290 | $16,313 | 11% below the national average | $12,985 | $66,649 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | 14 | $16,317 | 10% below the national average | $15,037 | $40,307 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 574 | $16,361 | 10% below the national average | $13,300 | $76,528 |
| Medical City Alliance | 114 | $16,388 | 10% below the national average | $12,753 | $125,080 |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | 358 | $16,446 | About average | $15,008 | $115,347 |
| Medical City Las Colinas | 57 | $16,452 | About average | $14,165 | $169,294 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest | 79 | $16,471 | About average | $15,024 | $88,015 |
| Medical City Weatherford | 372 | $16,492 | About average | $14,072 | $134,522 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | 166 | $16,610 | About average | $14,330 | $201,400 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 358 | $16,632 | About average | $13,751 | $211,892 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball | 112 | $16,654 | About average | $14,324 | $190,496 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 368 | $16,669 | About average | $15,266 | $58,498 |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital | 117 | $16,704 | About average | $15,415 | $133,954 |
| Palo Pinto General Hospital | 17 | $16,706 | About average | $15,458 | $30,344 |
| Navarro Regional Hospital | 119 | $16,832 | About average | $15,236 | $107,931 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 287 | $16,843 | About average | $13,653 | $215,021 |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital | 136 | $16,859 | About average | $15,072 | $152,492 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 230 | $16,902 | About average | $14,962 | $129,158 |
| North Texas Medical Center | 72 | $16,988 | About average | $15,559 | $45,144 |
| El Campo Memorial Hospital | 42 | $17,092 | About average | $15,518 | $36,993 |
| Laredo Medical Center | 356 | $17,122 | About average | $15,131 | $129,599 |
| Medical City Fort Worth | 223 | $17,227 | About average | $13,071 | $167,424 |
| Knapp Medical Center | 165 | $17,271 | About average | $15,138 | $98,013 |
| Parkview Regional Hospital | 21 | $17,323 | About average | $16,314 | $86,043 |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | 308 | $17,323 | About average | $15,041 | $76,314 |
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.