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 751–800. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | 21 | $8,475 | 16% below the national average | $7,390 | $34,954 |
| UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital | 37 | $8,476 | 16% below the national average | $7,041 | $63,701 |
| Magnolia Regional Health Center | 62 | $8,478 | 16% below the national average | $6,422 | $19,170 |
| Newton Medical Center | 65 | $8,480 | 16% below the national average | $6,514 | $124,460 |
| Parkridge Medical Center | 41 | $8,482 | 16% below the national average | $6,129 | $62,113 |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | 25 | $8,485 | 16% below the national average | $6,397 | $40,141 |
| Claiborne Medical Center | 11 | $8,488 | 16% below the national average | $7,449 | $12,354 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | 35 | $8,489 | 16% below the national average | $6,643 | $41,615 |
| Willamette Valley Medical Center | 24 | $8,490 | 16% below the national average | $6,587 | $40,451 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | 26 | $8,491 | 16% below the national average | $5,956 | $50,510 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | 37 | $8,492 | 16% below the national average | $7,205 | $42,018 |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center | 67 | $8,494 | 16% below the national average | $7,234 | $41,273 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus | 31 | $8,495 | 16% below the national average | $5,211 | $69,598 |
| Bethesda North | 94 | $8,496 | 16% below the national average | $5,887 | $21,770 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | 34 | $8,496 | 16% below the national average | $7,237 | $38,674 |
| Elliot Hospital | 59 | $8,496 | 16% below the national average | $7,146 | $30,874 |
| McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center | 24 | $8,498 | 16% below the national average | $7,206 | $43,173 |
| White County Medical Center | 30 | $8,498 | 16% below the national average | $6,784 | $20,882 |
| Sauk Prairie Hospital | 24 | $8,499 | 16% below the national average | $7,003 | $29,727 |
| Heywood Hospital - | 18 | $8,499 | 16% below the national average | $7,411 | $16,009 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 42 | $8,500 | 16% below the national average | $6,558 | $39,344 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | 99 | $8,501 | 16% below the national average | $6,973 | $16,300 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | 63 | $8,502 | 16% below the national average | $7,317 | $100,157 |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital | 29 | $8,502 | 16% below the national average | $7,254 | $18,233 |
| Progress West Hospital | 27 | $8,502 | 16% below the national average | $5,814 | $31,107 |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg | 31 | $8,503 | 16% below the national average | $6,352 | $44,069 |
| Beebe Medical Center | 55 | $8,504 | 16% below the national average | $6,775 | $39,860 |
| Baystate Wing Hospital | 70 | $8,505 | 16% below the national average | $7,503 | $15,917 |
| Wilson Memorial Hospital | 15 | $8,506 | 16% below the national average | $7,282 | $28,051 |
| St Catherine Of Siena Hospital | 115 | $8,510 | 16% below the national average | $7,302 | $54,388 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | 27 | $8,510 | 16% below the national average | $6,431 | $24,073 |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital | 32 | $8,511 | 16% below the national average | $6,439 | $28,545 |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital | 26 | $8,514 | 16% below the national average | $6,797 | $96,590 |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | 21 | $8,517 | 16% below the national average | $7,215 | $24,948 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | 31 | $8,519 | 16% below the national average | $6,269 | $55,765 |
| Virginia Hospital Center | 105 | $8,520 | 16% below the national average | $6,272 | $24,650 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 85 | $8,521 | 16% below the national average | $6,826 | $53,474 |
| Ascension Providence | 31 | $8,521 | 15% below the national average | $7,170 | $27,437 |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc | 31 | $8,522 | 15% below the national average | $6,651 | $21,197 |
| Russell County Hospital | 12 | $8,523 | 15% below the national average | $7,163 | $28,849 |
| South Pointe Hospital | 38 | $8,523 | 15% below the national average | $6,398 | $35,807 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center | 11 | $8,523 | 15% below the national average | $7,336 | $38,473 |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn | 24 | $8,525 | 15% below the national average | $6,655 | $35,957 |
| Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital | 18 | $8,535 | 15% below the national average | $6,888 | $41,971 |
| Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital | 53 | $8,536 | 15% below the national average | $6,727 | $61,636 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin | 12 | $8,537 | 15% below the national average | $7,449 | $58,862 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | 69 | $8,538 | 15% below the national average | $6,260 | $28,127 |
| UPMC Memorial | 27 | $8,548 | 15% below the national average | $5,249 | $42,002 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 123 | $8,550 | 15% below the national average | $6,073 | $32,909 |
| Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita | 34 | $8,551 | 15% below the national average | $7,111 | $50,132 |
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.