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 2,551–2,600. 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
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	1,247	$28,713	58% above the national average	$23,772	$330,924
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	382	$28,764	58% above the national average	$22,826	$128,876
Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs CampusHialeah, FL · CCN 100050	120	$28,778	58% above the national average	$20,813	$104,050
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	250	$28,791	58% above the national average	$19,297	$80,528
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	115	$28,824	58% above the national average	$22,512	$71,824
Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · CCN 330046	559	$28,988	59% above the national average	$23,997	$176,977
MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210024	245	$28,994	59% above the national average	$27,327	$33,253
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050112	473	$29,008	59% above the national average	$26,106	$145,259
Los Alamos Medical CenterLos Alamos, NM · CCN 320033	15	$29,039	59% above the national average	$27,733	$51,603
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	481	$29,116	60% above the national average	$23,582	$60,344
John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · CCN 070036	204	$29,147	60% above the national average	$24,841	$66,247
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San LeandroSan Leandro, CA · CCN 050777	60	$29,272	61% above the national average	$20,058	$91,182
MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · CCN 090004	263	$29,324	61% above the national average	$19,283	$116,907
University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190005	50	$29,375	61% above the national average	$24,716	$94,593
OHSU Hospital And ClinicsPortland, OR · CCN 380009	162	$29,431	61% above the national average	$23,722	$107,273
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	2,348	$29,564	62% above the national average	$23,527	$184,739
Santiam Hospital & ClinicsStayton, OR · CCN 380056	13	$29,578	62% above the national average	$28,349	$59,262
UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050152	64	$29,640	63% above the national average	$26,529	$204,140
University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · CCN 210035	502	$29,791	63% above the national average	$28,362	$27,224
Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · CCN 260048	31	$29,810	64% above the national average	$27,664	$43,864
Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · CCN 020024	87	$29,837	64% above the national average	$28,108	$61,599
University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · CCN 260102	18	$29,856	64% above the national average	$26,986	$20,902
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch, CA · CCN 050760	115	$30,097	65% above the national average	$17,418	$98,733
Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · CCN 490032	339	$30,173	66% above the national average	$17,839	$118,071
Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330194	1,019	$30,280	66% above the national average	$24,610	$136,417
Kaiser Foundation Hospital South SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050674	156	$30,403	67% above the national average	$18,547	$119,327
South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330196	478	$30,603	68% above the national average	$26,973	$91,887
Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · CCN 050073	116	$30,799	69% above the national average	$22,838	$124,978
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL · CCN 140276	160	$30,852	69% above the national average	$18,425	$100,457
University Medical Center Of El PasoEl Paso, TX · CCN 450024	115	$31,033	70% above the national average	$28,528	$62,349
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · CCN 050327	317	$31,039	70% above the national average	$25,006	$146,667
Dell Seton Medical Center At The University Of TxAustin, TX · CCN 450124	50	$31,157	71% above the national average	$28,720	$183,922
Nassau University Medical CenterEast Meadow, NY · CCN 330027	153	$31,248	71% above the national average	$25,415	$116,396
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050138	102	$31,280	72% above the national average	$22,971	$114,112
Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330233	181	$31,323	72% above the national average	$25,651	$67,466
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · CCN 050075	261	$31,652	74% above the national average	$26,744	$121,920
The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140088	183	$31,700	74% above the national average	$21,952	$160,065
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	423	$31,746	74% above the national average	$27,059	$131,659
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330059	995	$31,878	75% above the national average	$23,144	$212,310
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050047	286	$31,888	75% above the national average	$24,060	$106,804
Kaiser Foundation HospitalSan Rafael, CA · CCN 050510	28	$31,950	75% above the national average	$17,830	$103,782
Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe, CA · CCN 050352	36	$32,053	76% above the national average	$25,418	$110,102
Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku, HI · CCN 120002	112	$32,117	76% above the national average	$29,422	$59,607
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330056	149	$32,542	79% above the national average	$24,491	$152,481
Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional HospitalBethel, AK · CCN 020018	21	$32,622	79% above the national average	$31,456	$43,126
Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca, CA · CCN 050748	74	$32,864	80% above the national average	$15,448	$109,289
Vail Health HospitalVail, CO · CCN 060096	27	$33,013	81% above the national average	$31,471	$46,631
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	2,607	$33,092	82% above the national average	$25,941	$218,019
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	332	$33,235	82% above the national average	$21,015	$112,455
Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, AK · CCN 020012	96	$33,271	83% above the national average	$30,551	$86,759

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.