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
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2,216 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 451–500. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullman Regional Medical Center | 71 | $7,948 | 21% below the national average | $6,480 | $25,995 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw | 13 | $7,950 | 21% below the national average | $6,483 | $27,701 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 24 | $7,953 | 21% below the national average | $6,453 | $26,142 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | 28 | $7,954 | 21% below the national average | $6,523 | $43,657 |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | 41 | $7,957 | 21% below the national average | $5,815 | $19,629 |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center | 11 | $7,957 | 21% below the national average | $6,770 | $31,713 |
| Saint Francis Hospital South, LLC | 50 | $7,957 | 21% below the national average | $5,581 | $26,006 |
| Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana | 49 | $7,958 | 21% below the national average | $6,520 | $65,486 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Shawnee | 21 | $7,958 | 21% below the national average | $6,559 | $20,952 |
| Great Plains Health | 19 | $7,958 | 21% below the national average | $6,703 | $41,806 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | 70 | $7,961 | 21% below the national average | $6,136 | $18,312 |
| Johnston Health | 49 | $7,962 | 21% below the national average | $6,252 | $38,218 |
| Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee | 16 | $7,963 | 21% below the national average | $6,284 | $30,714 |
| St Francis Regional Medical Center | 36 | $7,965 | 21% below the national average | $6,787 | $22,523 |
| Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital | 49 | $7,970 | 21% below the national average | $6,437 | $20,446 |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | 112 | $7,972 | 21% below the national average | $5,579 | $35,210 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc | 62 | $7,972 | 21% below the national average | $6,543 | $30,062 |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | 11 | $7,973 | 21% below the national average | $6,532 | $36,615 |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | 23 | $7,975 | 21% below the national average | $6,237 | $26,059 |
| Emerson Hospital - | 62 | $7,976 | 21% below the national average | $6,476 | $19,456 |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital | 28 | $7,978 | 21% below the national average | $6,579 | $45,988 |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 176 | $7,979 | 21% below the national average | $5,901 | $33,224 |
| North Okaloosa Medical Center | 23 | $7,983 | 21% below the national average | $6,084 | $73,032 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham | 51 | $7,983 | 21% below the national average | $6,896 | $18,361 |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 69 | $7,983 | 21% below the national average | $5,754 | $44,269 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County | 14 | $7,986 | 21% below the national average | $6,820 | $24,957 |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | 66 | $7,987 | 21% below the national average | $5,964 | $44,864 |
| UPMC St Margaret | 16 | $7,987 | 21% below the national average | $6,206 | $55,986 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | 97 | $7,988 | 21% below the national average | $6,387 | $41,073 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 103 | $7,990 | 21% below the national average | $6,605 | $62,128 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 63 | $7,991 | 21% below the national average | $6,467 | $44,159 |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 39 | $7,992 | 21% below the national average | $6,670 | $59,018 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | 31 | $7,993 | 21% below the national average | $5,185 | $29,140 |
| Wellstar Paulding Medical Center | 48 | $7,994 | 21% below the national average | $5,581 | $74,020 |
| Kettering Health Troy | 12 | $7,996 | 21% below the national average | $5,449 | $36,684 |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center | 27 | $7,997 | 21% below the national average | $5,926 | $38,135 |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital | 27 | $8,002 | 21% below the national average | $5,350 | $66,100 |
| White River Medical Center | 42 | $8,003 | 21% below the national average | $6,244 | $20,009 |
| Salina Regional Health Center | 49 | $8,006 | 21% below the national average | $6,625 | $35,137 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | 43 | $8,006 | 21% below the national average | $5,497 | $30,434 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | 14 | $8,007 | 21% below the national average | $5,450 | $20,966 |
| AdventHealth Sebring | 80 | $8,009 | 21% below the national average | $6,589 | $52,689 |
| Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus | 14 | $8,011 | 21% below the national average | $6,085 | $23,531 |
| Lmh | 64 | $8,015 | 21% below the national average | $6,266 | $32,012 |
| St David's Medical Center | 65 | $8,020 | 20% below the national average | $6,146 | $63,020 |
| UPMC Somerset | 12 | $8,022 | 20% below the national average | $5,681 | $15,851 |
| Citizens Medical Center | 18 | $8,025 | 20% below the national average | $6,575 | $21,470 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 84 | $8,029 | 20% below the national average | $6,336 | $25,995 |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | 50 | $8,030 | 20% below the national average | $5,841 | $46,159 |
| SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac | 21 | $8,030 | 20% below the national average | $6,288 | $30,182 |
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.