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 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center | 28 | $6,831 | 32% below the national average | $5,127 | $45,254 |
| HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital | 13 | $6,845 | 32% below the national average | $5,589 | $135,057 |
| Resolute Health Hospital | 27 | $6,851 | 32% below the national average | $5,020 | $75,715 |
| University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 43 | $6,853 | 32% below the national average | $5,633 | $36,603 |
| Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | 41 | $6,854 | 32% below the national average | $5,014 | $27,323 |
| Weirton Medical Center, Inc | 29 | $6,855 | 32% below the national average | $5,714 | $23,881 |
| Blanchard Valley Hospital | 25 | $6,857 | 32% below the national average | $5,689 | $22,062 |
| Viera Hospital | 28 | $6,867 | 32% below the national average | $5,527 | $41,622 |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | 39 | $6,879 | 32% below the national average | $5,492 | $28,154 |
| Carle Health Proctor Hospital | 24 | $6,879 | 32% below the national average | $5,519 | $37,210 |
| Bellevue Medical Center | 19 | $6,888 | 32% below the national average | $5,256 | $31,533 |
| Lovelace Medical Center | 23 | $6,889 | 32% below the national average | $5,168 | $76,423 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 62 | $6,893 | 32% below the national average | $4,934 | $39,054 |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | 33 | $6,897 | 32% below the national average | $5,220 | $41,557 |
| St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend | 32 | $6,912 | 31% below the national average | $4,840 | $36,815 |
| Rock Regional Hospital, LLC | 11 | $6,917 | 31% below the national average | $4,288 | $18,712 |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital | 21 | $6,923 | 31% below the national average | $5,312 | $35,909 |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | 13 | $6,926 | 31% below the national average | $5,671 | $27,366 |
| Delray Medical Center | 52 | $6,930 | 31% below the national average | $5,490 | $119,537 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway | 21 | $6,934 | 31% below the national average | $5,612 | $36,006 |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center | 17 | $6,940 | 31% below the national average | $5,190 | $54,363 |
| Belton Regional Medical Center | 15 | $6,941 | 31% below the national average | $5,526 | $63,425 |
| Raleigh General Hospital | 24 | $6,946 | 31% below the national average | $5,487 | $30,775 |
| Anderson Regional Medical Center | 32 | $6,949 | 31% below the national average | $5,594 | $21,171 |
| Opelousas General Health System | 22 | $6,962 | 31% below the national average | $5,886 | $19,289 |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | 35 | $6,963 | 31% below the national average | $5,451 | $79,577 |
| University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | 43 | $6,972 | 31% below the national average | $5,673 | $38,383 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 98 | $6,973 | 31% below the national average | $4,921 | $27,323 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | 55 | $6,975 | 31% below the national average | $5,425 | $24,243 |
| CHI Health Midlands | 22 | $6,979 | 31% below the national average | $5,104 | $28,440 |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 53 | $6,980 | 31% below the national average | $5,720 | $41,186 |
| Regional Hospital Of Scranton | 26 | $6,982 | 31% below the national average | $5,470 | $41,292 |
| Riverside Walter Reed Hospital | 54 | $6,993 | 31% below the national average | $5,635 | $23,844 |
| Jefferson Hospital | 32 | $6,998 | 31% below the national average | $5,609 | $34,927 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 14 | $7,006 | 31% below the national average | $5,841 | $25,982 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 79 | $7,007 | 31% below the national average | $5,482 | $33,462 |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 16 | $7,009 | 30% below the national average | $5,284 | $41,395 |
| Kearney Regional Medical Center | 17 | $7,012 | 30% below the national average | $4,930 | $35,228 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Sunnyvale | 17 | $7,023 | 30% below the national average | $5,142 | $39,895 |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center | 46 | $7,025 | 30% below the national average | $5,778 | $80,419 |
| HCA Florida Highlands Hospital | 18 | $7,026 | 30% below the national average | $5,757 | $51,322 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | 83 | $7,031 | 30% below the national average | $5,102 | $24,715 |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center | 24 | $7,033 | 30% below the national average | $5,526 | $19,744 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | 11 | $7,039 | 30% below the national average | $5,852 | $54,168 |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | 30 | $7,040 | 30% below the national average | $5,716 | $24,831 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | 16 | $7,043 | 30% below the national average | $5,717 | $35,440 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | 84 | $7,043 | 30% below the national average | $5,520 | $44,470 |
| SSM St Joseph Hospital West | 34 | $7,055 | 30% below the national average | $5,915 | $28,801 |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 28 | $7,059 | 30% below the national average | $5,284 | $33,057 |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center | 25 | $7,074 | 30% below the national average | $5,723 | $30,579 |
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.