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 1,451–1,500. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Hospital | 359 | $16,564 | About average | $14,004 | $98,762 |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center | 19 | $16,569 | About average | $15,368 | $54,420 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | 584 | $16,569 | About average | $13,522 | $80,706 |
| USC Arcadia Hospital | 503 | $16,571 | About average | $15,301 | $131,545 |
| Olean General Hospital | 209 | $16,572 | About average | $14,193 | $24,938 |
| Jersey Community Hospital | 19 | $16,572 | About average | $15,541 | $30,117 |
| Dickinson County Memorial Hospital | 66 | $16,579 | About average | $14,891 | $41,669 |
| Atrium Health Union | 179 | $16,582 | About average | $13,588 | $78,511 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | 412 | $16,586 | About average | $13,306 | $46,653 |
| St Joseph Hospital | 263 | $16,592 | About average | $14,542 | $91,866 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway | 280 | $16,607 | About average | $14,150 | $120,887 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | 166 | $16,610 | About average | $14,330 | $201,400 |
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | 32 | $16,618 | About average | $13,945 | $48,827 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 373 | $16,626 | About average | $13,676 | $48,040 |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital | 62 | $16,628 | About average | $15,595 | $38,185 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 358 | $16,632 | About average | $13,751 | $211,892 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 355 | $16,632 | About average | $13,803 | $214,033 |
| The McDowell Hospital | 43 | $16,634 | About average | $15,421 | $41,886 |
| Wellstar Spalding Medical Center | 254 | $16,638 | About average | $14,903 | $111,968 |
| Buffalo Hospital | 67 | $16,638 | About average | $14,621 | $30,381 |
| Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee | 124 | $16,640 | About average | $14,526 | $77,924 |
| M Health Fairview St John's Hospital | 206 | $16,652 | About average | $13,993 | $76,498 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball | 112 | $16,654 | About average | $14,324 | $190,496 |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon | 36 | $16,666 | About average | $14,582 | $59,430 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake | 55 | $16,666 | About average | $15,495 | $24,938 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 368 | $16,669 | About average | $15,266 | $58,498 |
| Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany | 78 | $16,683 | About average | $14,603 | $59,500 |
| Carteret General Hospital | 144 | $16,683 | About average | $15,450 | $30,373 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 458 | $16,689 | About average | $13,774 | $70,586 |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc | 125 | $16,692 | About average | $14,252 | $39,663 |
| Avera St Mary's Hospital | 91 | $16,693 | About average | $15,635 | $55,153 |
| Soin Medical Center | 220 | $16,698 | About average | $14,079 | $85,001 |
| 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 |
| Renown South Meadows Medical Center | 125 | $16,706 | About average | $13,542 | $57,254 |
| Sanford USDMedical Center | 290 | $16,716 | About average | $14,297 | $82,896 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | 461 | $16,719 | About average | $13,886 | $70,469 |
| Westside Regional Medical Center | 342 | $16,720 | About average | $13,773 | $187,718 |
| Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital | 155 | $16,724 | About average | $14,465 | $162,353 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 511 | $16,744 | About average | $14,243 | $189,801 |
| McLaren Flint | 189 | $16,748 | About average | $14,305 | $51,647 |
| The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital | 274 | $16,748 | About average | $14,381 | $193,549 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 517 | $16,749 | About average | $13,824 | $97,984 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital | 299 | $16,754 | About average | $14,533 | $59,879 |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center | 219 | $16,755 | About average | $13,637 | $55,316 |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | 70 | $16,758 | About average | $15,138 | $43,223 |
| Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital | 120 | $16,759 | About average | $13,297 | $51,840 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | 54 | $16,759 | About average | $15,776 | $44,627 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 407 | $16,759 | About average | $13,285 | $71,809 |
| Summa Health System | 315 | $16,766 | About average | $13,663 | $117,878 |
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.