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 1,701–1,750. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital | 59 | $17,614 | About average | $14,766 | $79,919 |
| Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital | 15 | $17,617 | About average | $16,203 | $24,481 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | 80 | $17,622 | About average | $16,019 | $72,304 |
| Hampton Regional Medical Center | 12 | $17,637 | About average | $16,207 | $30,127 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 1,218 | $17,637 | About average | $14,979 | $80,142 |
| Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital | 58 | $17,641 | About average | $16,001 | $39,926 |
| Hays Medical Center | 231 | $17,647 | About average | $16,424 | $60,291 |
| St Marys Healthcare | 84 | $17,663 | About average | $15,699 | $42,121 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 426 | $17,673 | About average | $15,450 | $49,339 |
| Highline Medical Center | 142 | $17,678 | About average | $14,759 | $87,746 |
| Baptist Medical Center South | 141 | $17,694 | About average | $13,223 | $60,547 |
| St Francis Hospital | 66 | $17,699 | About average | $15,235 | $48,431 |
| South Texas Health System | 357 | $17,703 | About average | $15,923 | $267,798 |
| Buchanan General Hospital | 20 | $17,706 | About average | $16,727 | $43,807 |
| UPMC Hamot | 180 | $17,707 | About average | $15,650 | $140,999 |
| Cary Medical Center | 18 | $17,708 | About average | $16,439 | $27,944 |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | 63 | $17,709 | About average | $15,623 | $47,884 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | 186 | $17,712 | About average | $15,047 | $59,890 |
| HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital | 109 | $17,714 | About average | $15,589 | $206,045 |
| Wilbarger General Hospital | 50 | $17,717 | About average | $16,637 | $31,891 |
| Merit Health Natchez | 114 | $17,723 | About average | $16,632 | $136,957 |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital | 359 | $17,731 | About average | $14,825 | $83,122 |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital | 193 | $17,731 | About average | $15,137 | $38,961 |
| Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center | 589 | $17,733 | About average | $15,740 | $235,434 |
| UT Health East Texas Carthage Hospital | 18 | $17,736 | About average | $16,376 | $77,234 |
| Schneck Medical Center | 53 | $17,746 | About average | $15,970 | $40,336 |
| Person Memorial Hospital | 22 | $17,748 | About average | $16,487 | $71,365 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | 121 | $17,754 | About average | $14,801 | $90,070 |
| Regional West Medical Center | 121 | $17,755 | About average | $16,565 | $69,253 |
| Faith Health | 199 | $17,762 | About average | $16,292 | $52,666 |
| Bon Secours Community Hospital | 62 | $17,765 | About average | $15,158 | $121,301 |
| Newberry County Memorial Hospital | 23 | $17,766 | About average | $16,613 | $25,766 |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital | 107 | $17,769 | About average | $14,156 | $76,778 |
| Mile Bluff Medical Center | 37 | $17,784 | About average | $16,770 | $44,240 |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | 192 | $17,787 | About average | $15,288 | $111,753 |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | 273 | $17,795 | About average | $15,328 | $107,705 |
| San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center | 21 | $17,797 | About average | $16,476 | $50,397 |
| Confluence Health Hospital | 221 | $17,801 | About average | $15,590 | $59,040 |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital | 95 | $17,802 | About average | $16,054 | $76,897 |
| MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center | 83 | $17,805 | About average | $13,011 | $109,964 |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | 109 | $17,805 | About average | $15,301 | $37,547 |
| Concord Hospital- Laconia | 149 | $17,807 | About average | $16,450 | $55,237 |
| Carewell Health Medical Center | 39 | $17,809 | About average | $16,829 | $98,755 |
| Nyack Hospital | 527 | $17,810 | About average | $16,002 | $128,643 |
| St Peter's Hospital | 636 | $17,824 | About average | $14,469 | $56,312 |
| Swedish Issaquah | 194 | $17,828 | About average | $14,510 | $75,616 |
| Menifee Global Medical Center | 51 | $17,836 | About average | $16,748 | $60,403 |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | 80 | $17,839 | About average | $16,368 | $60,681 |
| Lawrence & Memorial Hospital | 323 | $17,840 | About average | $16,229 | $67,034 |
| Conway Medical Center | 74 | $17,843 | About average | $14,503 | $82,704 |
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.