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 251–300. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Methodist Medical Center | 84 | $13,305 | 27% below the national average | $11,938 | $38,928 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway | 181 | $13,307 | 27% below the national average | $11,840 | $67,613 |
| ACMH Hospital | 14 | $13,311 | 27% below the national average | $12,381 | $33,652 |
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | 36 | $13,321 | 27% below the national average | $11,654 | $43,101 |
| Mease Countryside Hospital | 453 | $13,322 | 27% below the national average | $12,002 | $69,823 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 280 | $13,324 | 27% below the national average | $11,428 | $37,910 |
| Saint Luke's South Hospital | 79 | $13,328 | 27% below the national average | $11,196 | $115,397 |
| Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital | 188 | $13,328 | 27% below the national average | $11,080 | $65,034 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge | 297 | $13,341 | 27% below the national average | $11,086 | $34,135 |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | 255 | $13,342 | 27% below the national average | $11,584 | $90,786 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | 398 | $13,342 | 27% below the national average | $11,101 | $59,579 |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale | 133 | $13,346 | 27% below the national average | $11,633 | $116,671 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | 205 | $13,347 | 27% below the national average | $11,707 | $182,045 |
| West Chester Hospital | 131 | $13,351 | 27% below the national average | $11,673 | $61,346 |
| Bailey Medical Center, LLC | 13 | $13,352 | 27% below the national average | $12,222 | $55,226 |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | 109 | $13,352 | 27% below the national average | $11,817 | $52,014 |
| Piedmont Medical Center | 273 | $13,355 | 27% below the national average | $11,541 | $131,396 |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial | 11 | $13,362 | 27% below the national average | $11,393 | $37,294 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | 314 | $13,368 | 27% below the national average | $11,700 | $68,468 |
| Saint Francis Hospital South, LLC | 243 | $13,376 | 27% below the national average | $11,164 | $43,666 |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital | 147 | $13,383 | 27% below the national average | $11,943 | $220,702 |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center | 35 | $13,384 | 27% below the national average | $11,497 | $106,935 |
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 557 | $13,386 | 27% below the national average | $12,061 | $43,507 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 418 | $13,391 | 27% below the national average | $11,981 | $93,955 |
| AdventHealth Port Charlotte | 178 | $13,391 | 27% below the national average | $11,944 | $138,763 |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 231 | $13,391 | 27% below the national average | $11,118 | $95,376 |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | 99 | $13,394 | 27% below the national average | $12,155 | $41,602 |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | 251 | $13,396 | 27% below the national average | $11,891 | $61,016 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | 171 | $13,404 | 26% below the national average | $11,274 | $64,675 |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 197 | $13,404 | 26% below the national average | $12,042 | $61,052 |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital | 217 | $13,407 | 26% below the national average | $11,618 | $45,643 |
| CHI Health Lakeside | 347 | $13,407 | 26% below the national average | $11,358 | $55,868 |
| Regional Hospital Of Scranton | 204 | $13,408 | 26% below the national average | $11,576 | $82,752 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | 427 | $13,413 | 26% below the national average | $11,315 | $52,719 |
| West Boca Medical Center | 160 | $13,421 | 26% below the national average | $11,478 | $156,231 |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part Of HCA Florid | 105 | $13,421 | 26% below the national average | $11,674 | $188,438 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine | 251 | $13,421 | 26% below the national average | $10,933 | $60,160 |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | 253 | $13,423 | 26% below the national average | $11,750 | $41,756 |
| Carle Health Pekin Hospital | 62 | $13,427 | 26% below the national average | $12,191 | $51,954 |
| SSM St Clare Health Center | 268 | $13,431 | 26% below the national average | $11,501 | $41,356 |
| Volunteer Community Hospital | 31 | $13,435 | 26% below the national average | $11,808 | $30,157 |
| WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 217 | $13,438 | 26% below the national average | $11,311 | $54,283 |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center | 55 | $13,446 | 26% below the national average | $11,993 | $45,855 |
| York Hospital | 61 | $13,447 | 26% below the national average | $11,184 | $42,034 |
| Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | 146 | $13,457 | 26% below the national average | $12,380 | $50,523 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | 592 | $13,459 | 26% below the national average | $12,263 | $52,450 |
| Methodist Midlothian Medical Center | 69 | $13,464 | 26% below the national average | $11,372 | $64,813 |
| Brookings Health System | 45 | $13,464 | 26% below the national average | $12,377 | $29,812 |
| Roane Medical Center | 78 | $13,471 | 26% below the national average | $11,406 | $30,945 |
| Memorial Healthcare | 92 | $13,473 | 26% below the national average | $12,396 | $61,175 |
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.