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: $15,52485% of the payment
Average billed charge: $90,381
Hospitals reporting: 2,661577,119 stays

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2,661 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 2,351–2,400. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
UH St John Medical CenterWestlake, OH · CCN 360123	207	$22,707	25% above the national average	$20,200	$54,258
Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · CCN 470024	71	$22,714	25% above the national average	$21,199	$24,831
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050077	516	$22,741	25% above the national average	$20,133	$124,784
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	359	$22,781	25% above the national average	$20,658	$141,328
Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood, AZ · CCN 030007	106	$22,783	25% above the national average	$20,396	$99,209
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	306	$22,790	25% above the national average	$16,970	$233,517
University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · CCN 210063	377	$22,801	25% above the national average	$21,118	$25,607
Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, NJ · CCN 310092	106	$22,807	25% above the national average	$20,074	$591,962
Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · CCN 330157	141	$22,810	25% above the national average	$21,664	$49,634
St. Catherine Hospital - Garden CityGarden City, KS · CCN 170023	127	$22,859	25% above the national average	$19,350	$51,149
OhioHealth O'Bleness HospitalAthens, OH · CCN 360014	96	$22,878	25% above the national average	$21,130	$39,694
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	263	$22,924	26% above the national average	$18,091	$100,785
Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · CCN 220036	88	$22,959	26% above the national average	$20,355	$45,955
Presbyterian Espanola HospitalEspanola, NM · CCN 320011	53	$23,005	26% above the national average	$21,477	$36,787
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · CCN 360180	278	$23,015	26% above the national average	$16,116	$98,315
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050100	324	$23,017	26% above the national average	$18,491	$148,643
University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · CCN 060024	327	$23,019	26% above the national average	$18,177	$154,833
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · CCN 050043	605	$23,021	26% above the national average	$20,774	$96,808
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · CCN 140208	593	$23,032	26% above the national average	$16,292	$84,873
Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050407	45	$23,037	26% above the national average	$21,496	$88,491
Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · CCN 200052	27	$23,042	26% above the national average	$21,712	$19,359
Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050668	17	$23,071	27% above the national average	$21,727	$68,309
Mid-Columbia Medical CenterThe Dalles, OR · CCN 380001	63	$23,074	27% above the national average	$18,967	$37,596
Bassett HealthcareCooperstown, NY · CCN 330136	208	$23,079	27% above the national average	$20,239	$39,530
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370093	330	$23,098	27% above the national average	$18,162	$169,462
University Of Utah Hospital And ClinicsSalt Lake City, UT · CCN 460009	320	$23,128	27% above the national average	$18,845	$64,101
Mayo ClinicJacksonville, FL · CCN 100151	516	$23,179	27% above the national average	$15,558	$78,600
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · CCN 050126	282	$23,207	27% above the national average	$21,585	$88,719
University Of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston, TX · CCN 450018	330	$23,223	27% above the national average	$18,343	$67,097
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · CCN 050007	620	$23,231	27% above the national average	$19,381	$84,513
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City, CA · CCN 050417	192	$23,247	28% above the national average	$21,182	$70,059
Sheridan Memorial HospitalSheridan, WY · CCN 530006	57	$23,249	28% above the national average	$21,903	$36,456
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · CCN 050057	175	$23,266	28% above the national average	$21,114	$90,587
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno, CA · CCN 050710	36	$23,268	28% above the national average	$14,727	$94,508
Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · CCN 210033	359	$23,278	28% above the national average	$21,893	$26,340
Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · CCN 330013	467	$23,297	28% above the national average	$19,008	$76,799
UNM HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · CCN 320001	291	$23,329	28% above the national average	$19,520	$46,607
California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050149	124	$23,338	28% above the national average	$22,125	$98,163
Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · CCN 240044	16	$23,425	28% above the national average	$19,224	$33,893
Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic, CT · CCN 070021	61	$23,444	29% above the national average	$21,616	$40,414
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · CCN 280013	190	$23,517	29% above the national average	$16,707	$86,182
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · CCN 210023	482	$23,521	29% above the national average	$21,768	$25,381
Barstow Community HospitalBarstow, CA · CCN 050298	53	$23,544	29% above the national average	$21,505	$126,573
Covenant Health Hobbs HospitalHobbs, NM · CCN 320065	28	$23,575	29% above the national average	$22,468	$59,503
Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira, NY · CCN 330090	117	$23,576	29% above the national average	$19,169	$40,348
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · CCN 050101	210	$23,617	30% above the national average	$22,169	$98,629
John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NY · CCN 330185	472	$23,627	30% above the national average	$17,087	$120,309
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterBayonne, NJ · CCN 310025	95	$23,631	30% above the national average	$20,077	$399,097
NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · CCN 050367	419	$23,658	30% above the national average	$22,077	$232,743
Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, NJ · CCN 310074	199	$23,698	30% above the national average	$20,219	$133,515

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 591,720 stays at 2,743 hospitals · 2021: 538,823 stays at 2,718 hospitals · 2022: 550,306 stays at 2,713 hospitals · 2023: 561,795 stays at 2,678 hospitals · 2024: 577,119 stays at 2,661 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC
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.

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Average payment by state for Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC, 2024
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.