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 151–200. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Leflore Hospital | 12 | $12,890 | 29% below the national average | $12,482 | $33,282 |
| Ogden Regional Medical Center | 132 | $12,900 | 29% below the national average | $10,697 | $67,795 |
| Viera Hospital | 140 | $12,901 | 29% below the national average | $11,788 | $72,646 |
| University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 160 | $12,901 | 29% below the national average | $11,200 | $61,572 |
| Saline Memorial Hospital | 100 | $12,906 | 29% below the national average | $11,328 | $43,632 |
| Trinity - Bettendorf | 66 | $12,913 | 29% below the national average | $11,547 | $39,537 |
| Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee | 607 | $12,920 | 29% below the national average | $11,075 | $40,757 |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 291 | $12,923 | 29% below the national average | $11,508 | $76,887 |
| Athens Limestone Hospital | 66 | $12,930 | 29% below the national average | $11,843 | $26,251 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | 343 | $12,936 | 29% below the national average | $10,867 | $35,875 |
| University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 188 | $12,938 | 29% below the national average | $11,667 | $54,944 |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center | 114 | $12,944 | 29% below the national average | $11,985 | $50,884 |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | 109 | $12,946 | 29% below the national average | $11,498 | $208,847 |
| McLaren Port Huron | 156 | $12,947 | 29% below the national average | $11,604 | $37,490 |
| Mon Health Medical Center | 137 | $12,950 | 29% below the national average | $10,896 | $49,338 |
| McLaren Bay Region | 153 | $12,950 | 29% below the national average | $11,828 | $48,532 |
| Progress West Hospital | 102 | $12,955 | 29% below the national average | $11,715 | $46,207 |
| MH St Joseph Warren Hospital | 227 | $12,968 | 29% below the national average | $11,442 | $72,556 |
| Bellevue Medical Center | 63 | $12,974 | 29% below the national average | $11,964 | $56,947 |
| Forrest General Hospital | 650 | $12,974 | 29% below the national average | $11,559 | $46,067 |
| AdventHealth Murray | 36 | $12,978 | 29% below the national average | $11,395 | $50,090 |
| Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 131 | $12,990 | 29% below the national average | $11,538 | $34,157 |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 259 | $12,992 | 29% below the national average | $10,872 | $69,287 |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center | 135 | $12,994 | 29% below the national average | $11,446 | $48,420 |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish | 119 | $12,994 | 29% below the national average | $10,912 | $45,269 |
| Riverside Walter Reed Hospital | 190 | $12,996 | 29% below the national average | $10,975 | $32,686 |
| UPMC Northwest | 68 | $13,002 | 29% below the national average | $12,109 | $48,653 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | 295 | $13,016 | 29% below the national average | $11,169 | $74,949 |
| Highland Hills Medical Center | 14 | $13,016 | 29% below the national average | $11,967 | $17,886 |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center | 113 | $13,018 | 29% below the national average | $11,801 | $104,440 |
| HCA Florida Highlands Hospital | 128 | $13,022 | 29% below the national average | $11,724 | $125,821 |
| Walker Baptist Medical Center | 105 | $13,033 | 29% below the national average | $11,486 | $112,692 |
| Waukesha Memorial Hospital | 224 | $13,037 | 28% below the national average | $11,411 | $56,812 |
| National Park Medical Center | 136 | $13,038 | 28% below the national average | $11,956 | $168,272 |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital | 240 | $13,040 | 28% below the national average | $11,310 | $63,228 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | 119 | $13,042 | 28% below the national average | $11,022 | $46,890 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | 256 | $13,044 | 28% below the national average | $11,471 | $138,262 |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | 69 | $13,053 | 28% below the national average | $11,668 | $68,782 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | 118 | $13,054 | 28% below the national average | $11,869 | $50,350 |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus | 303 | $13,067 | 28% below the national average | $11,591 | $32,585 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 328 | $13,071 | 28% below the national average | $11,897 | $68,587 |
| Kansas Medical Center LLC | 44 | $13,080 | 28% below the national average | $10,378 | $20,904 |
| Nacogdoches Medical Center | 158 | $13,081 | 28% below the national average | $11,992 | $168,345 |
| Wetzel County Hospital | 22 | $13,081 | 28% below the national average | $12,098 | $54,774 |
| Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of Williamsburg | 109 | $13,083 | 28% below the national average | $10,526 | $31,627 |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center | 160 | $13,089 | 28% below the national average | $10,950 | $119,714 |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital | 290 | $13,090 | 28% below the national average | $11,129 | $56,259 |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center | 114 | $13,095 | 28% below the national average | $11,522 | $96,901 |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | 372 | $13,102 | 28% below the national average | $11,222 | $54,138 |
| Intermountain Health Layton Hospital | 69 | $13,115 | 28% below the national average | $10,149 | $29,913 |
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.