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

Hospitals in Massachusetts

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Average payment across these 50 hospitals: $19,534National $18,230 · Massachusetts $19,534
Median hospital: $16,516
Lowest to highest: $13,546–$36,169
Medicare stays: 16,108

50 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. 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
Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAyer, MA · CCN 220098	17	$13,546	26% below the national average	$12,466	$25,722
Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · CCN 220065	80	$14,436	21% below the national average	$13,186	$20,567
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · CCN 220108	268	$15,118	17% below the national average	$13,875	$26,740
Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · CCN 220084	264	$15,227	16% below the national average	$13,750	$29,570
Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · CCN 220135	509	$15,230	16% below the national average	$13,685	$31,143
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · CCN 220083	241	$15,261	16% below the national average	$13,513	$34,019
Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · CCN 220105	327	$15,314	16% below the national average	$13,609	$29,921
Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · CCN 220030	221	$15,338	16% below the national average	$13,815	$20,147
Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · CCN 220095	110	$15,383	16% below the national average	$14,190	$24,895
The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · CCN 220015	259	$15,490	15% below the national average	$14,067	$32,025
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · CCN 220008	291	$15,501	15% below the national average	$14,237	$23,999
Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · CCN 220073	159	$15,552	15% below the national average	$14,562	$25,872
UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · CCN 220019	68	$15,639	14% below the national average	$14,465	$31,650
Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · CCN 220049	109	$15,641	14% below the national average	$14,156	$37,525
Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · CCN 220020	116	$15,988	12% below the national average	$14,923	$34,425
Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · CCN 220029	120	$15,997	12% below the national average	$14,763	$32,062
Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · CCN 220111	296	$16,041	12% below the national average	$14,680	$31,788
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · CCN 220060	606	$16,065	12% below the national average	$14,632	$31,916
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · CCN 220090	396	$16,093	12% below the national average	$14,615	$23,789
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · CCN 220100	663	$16,176	11% below the national average	$14,491	$32,092
Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · CCN 220016	143	$16,191	11% below the national average	$14,387	$26,125
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	731	$16,320	10% below the national average	$14,710	$41,770
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · CCN 220033	479	$16,327	10% below the national average	$14,631	$39,722
Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · CCN 220080	246	$16,415	About average	$14,863	$27,429
Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220066	117	$16,508	About average	$15,135	$33,720
Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · CCN 220024	193	$16,524	About average	$14,848	$18,855
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	414	$16,936	About average	$14,792	$33,200
MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · CCN 220070	217	$17,139	About average	$14,535	$28,488
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · CCN 220001	249	$17,285	About average	$15,648	$49,006
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · CCN 220101	426	$17,673	About average	$15,450	$49,339
North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · CCN 220035	519	$18,028	About average	$16,075	$49,749
Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · CCN 220010	262	$18,553	About average	$16,791	$37,474
MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · CCN 220175	316	$18,634	About average	$16,809	$83,991
Carney HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220017	21	$18,719	About average	$16,988	$25,249
Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · CCN 220119	248	$19,208	About average	$16,670	$56,318
Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · CCN 220002	243	$20,674	13% above the national average	$18,349	$33,071
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · CCN 220012	1,060	$20,890	15% above the national average	$18,834	$33,090
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	471	$21,682	19% above the national average	$19,670	$35,838
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	807	$21,831	20% above the national average	$18,069	$38,751
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	819	$22,024	21% above the national average	$17,672	$38,279
St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · CCN 220176	221	$22,468	23% above the national average	$18,435	$88,937
Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · CCN 220036	88	$22,959	26% above the national average	$20,355	$45,955
Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · CCN 220052	49	$26,171	44% above the national average	$22,010	$52,969
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	762	$26,281	44% above the national average	$21,603	$80,122
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071	640	$26,691	46% above the national average	$20,956	$107,566
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · CCN 220011	109	$27,491	51% above the national average	$24,755	$31,295
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	382	$28,764	58% above the national average	$22,826	$128,876
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	115	$28,824	58% above the national average	$22,512	$71,824
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	481	$29,116	60% above the national average	$23,582	$60,344
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	160	$36,169	98% above the national average	$30,290	$71,542

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.