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 2,051–2,100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County Memorial Hospital | 161 | $19,713 | About average | $15,415 | $53,458 |
| Adventist Health Hanford | 266 | $19,723 | About average | $18,447 | $84,316 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 525 | $19,733 | About average | $14,339 | $80,493 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato | 239 | $19,738 | About average | $16,242 | $59,887 |
| Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital | 17 | $19,742 | About average | $18,206 | $28,938 |
| Crozer Chester Medical Center | 294 | $19,746 | About average | $17,156 | $170,870 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | 134 | $19,753 | About average | $17,366 | $172,734 |
| Canyon Vista Medical Center | 157 | $19,756 | About average | $18,131 | $72,013 |
| Mercy Hospital Of Folsom | 218 | $19,759 | About average | $17,909 | $112,129 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 598 | $19,774 | About average | $17,515 | $100,141 |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | 197 | $19,776 | About average | $18,569 | $65,296 |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | 145 | $19,780 | About average | $18,682 | $135,505 |
| Dameron Hospital | 65 | $19,786 | About average | $18,533 | $180,824 |
| Chenango Memorial Hospital | 66 | $19,791 | About average | $18,289 | $48,028 |
| Hutchinson Health | 53 | $19,791 | About average | $18,713 | $17,399 |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | 128 | $19,792 | About average | $16,262 | $486,656 |
| Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health System | 43 | $19,804 | About average | $14,047 | $141,507 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | 97 | $19,823 | About average | $16,887 | $119,320 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 193 | $19,824 | About average | $15,521 | $133,936 |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | 63 | $19,833 | About average | $16,169 | $80,057 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | 240 | $19,835 | About average | $18,482 | $246,223 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 437 | $19,840 | About average | $17,396 | $71,189 |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 354 | $19,845 | About average | $17,468 | $167,134 |
| MedStar Saint Mary's Hospital | 267 | $19,845 | About average | $18,509 | $20,855 |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | 668 | $19,848 | About average | $17,866 | $22,280 |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon | 33 | $19,851 | About average | $16,796 | $29,454 |
| Portneuf Medical Center | 223 | $19,852 | About average | $17,442 | $82,635 |
| Corona Regional Medical Center | 160 | $19,860 | About average | $18,607 | $152,418 |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 308 | $19,862 | About average | $16,501 | $46,719 |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | 203 | $19,870 | About average | $17,480 | $70,077 |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center | 81 | $19,880 | About average | $18,867 | $59,106 |
| Pali Momi Medical Center | 149 | $19,907 | About average | $17,309 | $59,351 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital | 206 | $19,912 | About average | $18,891 | $73,661 |
| Broward Health Medical Center | 141 | $19,927 | About average | $18,214 | $109,650 |
| Insight Hospital And Medical Center Chicago | 77 | $19,938 | About average | $18,751 | $68,564 |
| OSF Heart Of Mary Medical Center | 50 | $19,952 | About average | $12,429 | $68,266 |
| PIH Health Downey Hospital | 269 | $19,954 | About average | $18,642 | $109,056 |
| St Luke's Warren Hospital | 235 | $19,954 | About average | $17,577 | $139,566 |
| Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center | 195 | $19,974 | About average | $18,477 | $41,459 |
| Memorial Hospital Of Gardena | 203 | $19,978 | About average | $18,973 | $122,103 |
| Coastal Communities Hospital | 41 | $19,980 | About average | $19,145 | $72,890 |
| Mercy General Hospital | 212 | $19,990 | About average | $18,743 | $132,488 |
| University Of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus | 49 | $19,992 | About average | $19,159 | $38,178 |
| Valley Hospital Medical Center | 210 | $20,000 | About average | $17,875 | $325,909 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville | 26 | $20,001 | About average | $18,747 | $64,909 |
| Javon Bea Hospital | 110 | $20,002 | About average | $14,848 | $89,408 |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital | 86 | $20,005 | About average | $16,642 | $34,860 |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | 191 | $20,009 | About average | $17,540 | $203,599 |
| Memorial Hospital | 23 | $20,012 | About average | $18,948 | $35,477 |
| Research Medical Center | 145 | $20,019 | About average | $14,881 | $191,475 |
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.