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 1,901–1,950. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus | 351 | $18,662 | About average | $16,429 | $82,035 |
| University Health System, Inc | 530 | $18,663 | About average | $13,481 | $47,352 |
| Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center | 37 | $18,704 | About average | $17,492 | $27,168 |
| Suburban Hospital | 652 | $18,709 | About average | $17,166 | $20,973 |
| Uintah Basin Medical Center | 13 | $18,719 | About average | $17,338 | $27,281 |
| Carney Hospital | 21 | $18,719 | About average | $16,988 | $25,249 |
| San Dimas Community Hospital | 146 | $18,721 | About average | $17,512 | $93,774 |
| Saint Mary's Hospital | 211 | $18,726 | About average | $16,642 | $53,282 |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center | 177 | $18,748 | About average | $16,210 | $99,556 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | 67 | $18,748 | About average | $13,586 | $50,598 |
| Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca | 172 | $18,752 | About average | $17,096 | $37,854 |
| Karmanos Cancer Center | 31 | $18,753 | About average | $18,153 | $67,051 |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | 100 | $18,755 | About average | $13,769 | $44,460 |
| Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital | 50 | $18,757 | About average | $16,919 | $24,748 |
| Anmed Health | 336 | $18,761 | About average | $16,094 | $85,436 |
| Enloe Health | 607 | $18,762 | About average | $17,592 | $146,101 |
| Hurley Medical Center | 95 | $18,766 | About average | $16,219 | $71,284 |
| Val Verde Regional Medical Center | 47 | $18,767 | About average | $17,605 | $40,333 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 1,078 | $18,768 | About average | $16,030 | $115,228 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | 169 | $18,776 | About average | $17,354 | $194,025 |
| Adventist Health Sierra Vista | 122 | $18,780 | About average | $17,483 | $213,178 |
| Valley Medical Center | 261 | $18,789 | About average | $14,958 | $75,813 |
| Frederick Health Hospital | 468 | $18,796 | About average | $17,398 | $20,696 |
| Desoto Memorial Hospital | 24 | $18,801 | About average | $17,577 | $53,579 |
| Hill Country Memorial Hospital | 127 | $18,806 | About average | $17,508 | $80,633 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | 178 | $18,808 | About average | $16,106 | $84,220 |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | 230 | $18,809 | About average | $17,072 | $172,072 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield | 433 | $18,809 | About average | $17,438 | $132,222 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills | 138 | $18,814 | About average | $17,633 | $87,852 |
| Fisher-Titus Hospital | 76 | $18,831 | About average | $17,791 | $35,421 |
| UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center | 841 | $18,839 | About average | $17,406 | $20,940 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg | 19 | $18,848 | About average | $17,645 | $69,598 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 184 | $18,850 | About average | $14,076 | $76,585 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 457 | $18,878 | About average | $15,742 | $137,361 |
| Wellstar Douglas Medical Center | 180 | $18,886 | About average | $16,352 | $130,195 |
| Grant Medical Center | 287 | $18,889 | About average | $15,054 | $66,737 |
| Wynn Hospital | 325 | $18,903 | About average | $16,073 | $71,645 |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital | 194 | $18,904 | About average | $15,967 | $125,952 |
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 223 | $18,919 | About average | $17,099 | $124,410 |
| Watauga Medical Center | 78 | $18,923 | About average | $16,589 | $37,413 |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | 194 | $18,934 | About average | $17,373 | $94,379 |
| Northern Light A R Gould Hospital | 35 | $18,936 | About average | $16,338 | $57,123 |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center | 217 | $18,941 | About average | $17,956 | $113,133 |
| Adventist Health Tulare | 98 | $18,960 | About average | $17,282 | $71,440 |
| Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital | 177 | $18,961 | About average | $13,817 | $55,247 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 556 | $18,963 | About average | $16,464 | $105,793 |
| Marshfield Medical Center | 212 | $18,966 | About average | $16,632 | $56,847 |
| Oroville Hospital | 932 | $18,966 | About average | $17,972 | $48,820 |
| Doctors Hospital | 171 | $18,973 | About average | $16,047 | $68,243 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis | 136 | $18,985 | About average | $16,232 | $47,983 |
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.