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
Hospitals in California
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 261 hospitals
- $23,020
- Median hospital
- $21,560
- Lowest to highest
- $15,208–$53,363
- Medicare stays
- 71,060
261 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 201–250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Community Hospital | 614 | $25,680 | 41% above the national average | $20,984 | $276,017 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay | 84 | $25,741 | 41% above the national average | $13,607 | $88,790 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City | 25 | $25,747 | 41% above the national average | $16,335 | $88,473 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento | 155 | $25,760 | 41% above the national average | $21,171 | $114,580 |
| San Mateo Medical Center | 15 | $25,772 | 41% above the national average | $24,328 | $63,259 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | 141 | $25,815 | 42% above the national average | $19,558 | $97,745 |
| St Joseph's Medical Center Of Stockton | 830 | $25,823 | 42% above the national average | $23,594 | $170,717 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario | 138 | $25,969 | 42% above the national average | $15,415 | $96,068 |
| Temecula Valley Hospital | 144 | $26,199 | 44% above the national average | $23,031 | $150,252 |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | 229 | $26,424 | 45% above the national average | $24,812 | $153,165 |
| Natividad Medical Center | 73 | $26,430 | 45% above the national average | $24,522 | $142,121 |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital | 348 | $26,539 | 46% above the national average | $24,268 | $116,759 |
| Kern Medical Center | 48 | $26,786 | 47% above the national average | $24,926 | $74,264 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim | 100 | $26,792 | 47% above the national average | $13,973 | $75,787 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City | 86 | $26,877 | 47% above the national average | $13,757 | $81,319 |
| Colusa Medical Center | 50 | $27,531 | 51% above the national average | $26,161 | $40,018 |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | 149 | $27,566 | 51% above the national average | $25,595 | $120,694 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose | 107 | $27,870 | 53% above the national average | $16,063 | $110,723 |
| Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 554 | $28,009 | 54% above the national average | $24,566 | $175,068 |
| UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital | 200 | $28,112 | 54% above the national average | $25,683 | $158,017 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego | 126 | $28,452 | 56% above the national average | $14,242 | $83,181 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 1,247 | $28,713 | 58% above the national average | $23,772 | $330,924 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital | 473 | $29,008 | 59% above the national average | $26,106 | $145,259 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro | 60 | $29,272 | 61% above the national average | $20,058 | $91,182 |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital | 64 | $29,640 | 63% above the national average | $26,529 | $204,140 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch | 115 | $30,097 | 65% above the national average | $17,418 | $98,733 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital South Sacramento | 156 | $30,403 | 67% above the national average | $18,547 | $119,327 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center | 116 | $30,799 | 69% above the national average | $22,838 | $124,978 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center | 317 | $31,039 | 70% above the national average | $25,006 | $146,667 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles | 102 | $31,280 | 72% above the national average | $22,971 | $114,112 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond | 261 | $31,652 | 74% above the national average | $26,744 | $121,920 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 423 | $31,746 | 74% above the national average | $27,059 | $131,659 |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus | 286 | $31,888 | 75% above the national average | $24,060 | $106,804 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital | 28 | $31,950 | 75% above the national average | $17,830 | $103,782 |
| Barton Memorial Hospital | 36 | $32,053 | 76% above the national average | $25,418 | $110,102 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca | 74 | $32,864 | 80% above the national average | $15,448 | $109,289 |
| Highland Hospital | 201 | $33,676 | 85% above the national average | $31,690 | $145,490 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley | 18 | $33,881 | 86% above the national average | $15,508 | $75,884 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville | 114 | $34,605 | 90% above the national average | $20,502 | $142,938 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville | 42 | $34,947 | 92% above the national average | $24,512 | $147,129 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 523 | $34,954 | 92% above the national average | $26,569 | $186,009 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside | 74 | $34,984 | 92% above the national average | $15,306 | $96,333 |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | 654 | $35,210 | 93% above the national average | $32,960 | $177,462 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek | 74 | $35,489 | 95% above the national average | $15,780 | $112,236 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 585 | $35,921 | 97% above the national average | $25,661 | $143,869 |
| Adventist Health Reedley | 12 | $35,989 | 97% above the national average | $34,425 | $52,339 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco | 66 | $36,396 | 100% above the national average | $13,633 | $67,953 |
| Keck Hospital Of USC | 52 | $37,233 | 104% above the national average | $24,728 | $173,762 |
| Lac/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | 178 | $40,764 | 124% above the national average | $33,232 | $110,520 |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center | 214 | $41,137 | 126% above the national average | $35,093 | $109,828 |
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.