Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 872
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $10,085 per stay at 2,216 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $8,124 and $10,812.
Also known as: Sepsis
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $10,085
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $8,124–$10,812
- Medicare’s share
- $7,681
- Average billed charge
- $49,416
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,216
Compare hospitals
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.
2,216 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland Regional Medical Center | 56 | $5,182 | 49% below the national average | $3,862 | $36,553 |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital | 85 | $5,292 | 48% below the national average | $3,747 | $24,530 |
| Central Vermont Medical Center | 39 | $6,204 | 38% below the national average | $3,672 | $25,442 |
| Saint Luke's South Hospital | 33 | $6,212 | 38% below the national average | $4,877 | $61,976 |
| Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks | 15 | $6,229 | 38% below the national average | $4,401 | $63,047 |
| Acadian Medical Center | 11 | $6,259 | 38% below the national average | $5,369 | $44,301 |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish | 14 | $6,286 | 38% below the national average | $5,120 | $14,675 |
| Kansas Medical Center LLC | 19 | $6,299 | 38% below the national average | $5,182 | $12,950 |
| Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of Williamsburg | 32 | $6,331 | 37% below the national average | $5,007 | $20,415 |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | 27 | $6,424 | 36% below the national average | $5,168 | $35,328 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | 15 | $6,449 | 36% below the national average | $5,470 | $39,809 |
| Boone Hospital Center | 83 | $6,489 | 36% below the national average | $5,108 | $25,561 |
| Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC | 11 | $6,489 | 36% below the national average | $5,083 | $16,691 |
| Mount Pleasant Hospital | 33 | $6,515 | 35% below the national average | $5,007 | $27,318 |
| Lake Health | 24 | $6,518 | 35% below the national average | $5,362 | $25,865 |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital | 25 | $6,531 | 35% below the national average | $5,421 | $33,209 |
| Crestwood Medical Center | 25 | $6,566 | 35% below the national average | $4,969 | $93,021 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | 17 | $6,576 | 35% below the national average | $5,424 | $22,027 |
| Lone Peak Hospital | 13 | $6,583 | 35% below the national average | $4,436 | $50,699 |
| Roper Hospital | 44 | $6,604 | 35% below the national average | $5,089 | $28,190 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | 73 | $6,616 | 34% below the national average | $4,689 | $32,338 |
| East Ohio Regional Hospital | 14 | $6,617 | 34% below the national average | $5,568 | $18,815 |
| Southwest General Health Center | 50 | $6,622 | 34% below the national average | $5,081 | $28,707 |
| Williamson Medical Center | 50 | $6,626 | 34% below the national average | $5,031 | $23,532 |
| St Marys Regional Medical Center | 24 | $6,630 | 34% below the national average | $5,113 | $51,907 |
| AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway | 52 | $6,635 | 34% below the national average | $4,974 | $36,576 |
| Baxter Health | 32 | $6,647 | 34% below the national average | $5,219 | $17,692 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | 134 | $6,665 | 34% below the national average | $5,518 | $43,162 |
| Methodist Midlothian Medical Center | 13 | $6,667 | 34% below the national average | $5,152 | $44,871 |
| Ascension St John Broken Arrow | 26 | $6,703 | 34% below the national average | $5,275 | $22,273 |
| St Francis Hospital | 31 | $6,720 | 33% below the national average | $4,779 | $74,617 |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | 105 | $6,728 | 33% below the national average | $5,348 | $42,351 |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center | 32 | $6,729 | 33% below the national average | $5,502 | $65,027 |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital | 24 | $6,732 | 33% below the national average | $5,440 | $81,519 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | 21 | $6,740 | 33% below the national average | $5,341 | $39,776 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center | 13 | $6,743 | 33% below the national average | $5,645 | $45,767 |
| St Clair Hospital | 27 | $6,751 | 33% below the national average | $5,481 | $22,939 |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center | 17 | $6,751 | 33% below the national average | $5,505 | $26,420 |
| Helen Keller Hospital | 35 | $6,756 | 33% below the national average | $5,404 | $27,360 |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | 18 | $6,766 | 33% below the national average | $5,360 | $21,122 |
| Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital | 21 | $6,770 | 33% below the national average | $4,749 | $28,962 |
| Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | 13 | $6,784 | 33% below the national average | $5,654 | $53,230 |
| Iberia Medical Center | 15 | $6,784 | 33% below the national average | $5,479 | $26,517 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua | 17 | $6,788 | 33% below the national average | $5,348 | $14,433 |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital | 33 | $6,796 | 33% below the national average | $5,709 | $113,812 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 73 | $6,797 | 33% below the national average | $5,453 | $28,835 |
| Lakewood Ranch Medical Center | 29 | $6,799 | 33% below the national average | $5,617 | $101,207 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | 39 | $6,803 | 33% below the national average | $5,591 | $35,289 |
| Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center | 53 | $6,822 | 32% below the national average | $5,349 | $88,887 |
| McLaren Bay Region | 21 | $6,830 | 32% below the national average | $5,535 | $28,378 |
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 | $8,874 | $39K |
| 2021 | $9,131 | $42K |
| 2022 | $9,334 | $45K |
| 2023 | $9,624 | $47K |
| 2024 | $10K | $49K |
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 | 251 | $7,340 | $6,413–$7,797 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 1,026 | $7,807 | $7,198–$8,010 |
| Kentucky | 35 | 1,426 | $7,953 | $7,438–$8,316 |
| Mississippi | 30 | 1,286 | $7,957 | $7,423–$8,575 |
| Louisiana | 37 | 1,397 | $7,994 | $6,962–$8,464 |
| Iowa | 26 | 1,009 | $8,038 | $7,376–$8,575 |
| Kansas | 23 | 1,011 | $8,290 | $7,302–$9,209 |
| Alabama | 34 | 1,234 | $8,323 | $7,472–$8,355 |
| West Virginia | 19 | 753 | $8,528 | $7,208–$8,449 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 289 | $8,571 | $8,472–$8,723 |
| Montana | 10 | 463 | $8,575 | $7,962–$8,990 |
| Ohio | 85 | 3,067 | $8,602 | $7,596–$9,517 |
| Nebraska | 18 | 682 | $8,634 | $7,366–$9,246 |
| Missouri | 53 | 1,866 | $8,655 | $7,683–$9,241 |
| Indiana | 54 | 2,049 | $8,663 | $7,858–$9,061 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | 1,419 | $8,667 | $7,549–$8,850 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 2,317 | $8,717 | $7,436–$8,849 |
| Wisconsin | 51 | 1,778 | $8,938 | $8,009–$9,125 |
| Virginia | 63 | 3,609 | $8,961 | $8,130–$9,260 |
| South Carolina | 39 | 1,823 | $8,981 | $7,685–$9,734 |
| Florida | 144 | 8,031 | $8,987 | $7,982–$9,881 |
| Pennsylvania | 99 | 4,680 | $9,070 | $7,733–$9,699 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 315 | $9,169 | $8,087–$9,721 |
| Colorado | 33 | 1,075 | $9,237 | $8,436–$10,132 |
| North Carolina | 63 | 2,370 | $9,342 | $8,098–$9,172 |
| Michigan | 68 | 2,406 | $9,344 | $8,532–$9,702 |
| Utah | 22 | 768 | $9,376 | $8,236–$9,525 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 560 | $9,396 | $8,496–$9,955 |
| Idaho | 10 | 423 | $9,419 | $8,881–$9,682 |
| Minnesota | 40 | 1,447 | $9,454 | $8,299–$9,610 |
| New Mexico | 18 | 574 | $9,606 | $7,545–$11,459 |
| Arizona | 48 | 2,413 | $9,648 | $8,373–$10,976 |
| Delaware | 6 | 404 | $9,700 | $9,013–$10,407 |
| Georgia | 63 | 2,824 | $9,779 | $8,531–$10,451 |
| Illinois | 89 | 4,340 | $9,811 | $8,245–$10,504 |
| Washington | 42 | 1,815 | $9,984 | $9,269–$10,382 |
| Texas | 159 | 7,124 | $10,116 | $8,346–$10,222 |
| Massachusetts | 45 | 2,668 | $10,263 | $8,694–$11,142 |
| Maine | 13 | 305 | $10,319 | $9,054–$10,898 |
| New Jersey | 53 | 3,373 | $10,712 | $9,300–$11,931 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 207 | $10,751 | $9,053–$11,714 |
| Nevada | 15 | 745 | $10,752 | $9,823–$11,185 |
| Oregon | 25 | 888 | $10,767 | $9,303–$11,649 |
| Connecticut | 25 | 1,067 | $11,460 | $10,073–$12,017 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 154 | $11,570 | $10,095–$12,583 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 225 | $12,096 | $12,543–$15,556 |
| California | 234 | 13,549 | $12,539 | $10,795–$13,356 |
| New York | 107 | 6,672 | $12,605 | $9,694–$13,406 |
| Alaska | 7 | 341 | $13,061 | $12,057–$16,504 |
| Maryland | 39 | 3,140 | $13,222 | $11,787–$15,680 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 340 | $14,243 | $12,266–$15,370 |
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.