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
Hospitals in Pennsylvania
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.
- Average payment across these 99 hospitals
- $9,070
- Median hospital
- $8,548
- Lowest to highest
- $6,751–$15,649
- Medicare stays
- 4,680
99 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–99. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Hospital | 37 | $8,552 | 15% below the national average | $7,038 | $50,844 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 95 | $8,570 | 15% below the national average | $6,802 | $29,109 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 142 | $8,646 | 14% below the national average | $6,360 | $72,725 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | 20 | $8,728 | 13% below the national average | $7,340 | $37,505 |
| Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street | 22 | $8,734 | 13% below the national average | $6,079 | $42,920 |
| UPMC Hanover | 54 | $8,758 | 13% below the national average | $6,983 | $33,370 |
| UPMC Lititz | 22 | $8,816 | 13% below the national average | $6,586 | $34,187 |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | 71 | $8,838 | 12% below the national average | $6,514 | $27,637 |
| Phoenixville Hospital | 28 | $8,844 | 12% below the national average | $6,272 | $59,956 |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | 41 | $8,894 | 12% below the national average | $6,807 | $38,496 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 134 | $9,020 | 11% below the national average | $6,948 | $41,793 |
| Warren General Hospital | 58 | $9,058 | 10% below the national average | $7,708 | $14,098 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 109 | $9,113 | About average | $6,457 | $38,451 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus | 60 | $9,120 | About average | $6,801 | $87,490 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | 127 | $9,169 | About average | $7,191 | $83,094 |
| St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital | 25 | $9,221 | About average | $7,284 | $53,838 |
| Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | 39 | $9,270 | About average | $6,055 | $37,638 |
| Geisinger Medical Center Muncy | 19 | $9,390 | About average | $4,985 | $29,406 |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | 108 | $9,404 | About average | $6,748 | $34,020 |
| UPMC Hamot | 24 | $9,468 | About average | $7,729 | $87,445 |
| Reading Hospital | 159 | $9,482 | About average | $7,520 | $42,233 |
| Wellspan York Hospital | 145 | $9,578 | About average | $7,250 | $36,350 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 227 | $9,639 | About average | $7,319 | $59,240 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 39 | $9,659 | About average | $7,319 | $36,311 |
| Gettysburg Hospital | 65 | $9,740 | About average | $6,365 | $31,848 |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | 61 | $9,818 | About average | $7,575 | $34,276 |
| West Penn Hospital | 13 | $9,831 | About average | $6,809 | $48,918 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus | 11 | $9,852 | About average | $6,574 | $73,556 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 84 | $10,009 | About average | $7,188 | $77,616 |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | 26 | $10,023 | About average | $8,028 | $32,212 |
| Nazareth Hospital | 24 | $10,255 | About average | $8,245 | $40,765 |
| Crozer Chester Medical Center | 44 | $10,263 | About average | $7,949 | $92,100 |
| UPMC Mercy | 11 | $10,349 | About average | $8,223 | $50,188 |
| Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | 15 | $10,458 | About average | $8,212 | $141,435 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | 30 | $10,669 | About average | $7,124 | $42,499 |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | 27 | $10,870 | About average | $7,883 | $101,949 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 44 | $10,974 | About average | $8,452 | $104,517 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 112 | $11,041 | About average | $7,581 | $79,507 |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | 12 | $11,346 | 13% above the national average | $4,758 | $39,486 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 14 | $11,516 | 14% above the national average | $9,562 | $91,476 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | 99 | $11,580 | 15% above the national average | $8,448 | $82,243 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 28 | $11,743 | 16% above the national average | $8,472 | $64,465 |
| Allegheny General Hospital | 26 | $11,795 | 17% above the national average | $6,868 | $50,352 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | 109 | $11,966 | 19% above the national average | $8,027 | $77,614 |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | 29 | $12,776 | 27% above the national average | $6,179 | $23,839 |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | 36 | $13,402 | 33% above the national average | $8,935 | $51,682 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 74 | $13,668 | 36% above the national average | $8,743 | $66,034 |
| Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 18 | $14,292 | 42% above the national average | $10,520 | $106,157 |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | 11 | $15,649 | 55% above the national average | $5,833 | $56,159 |
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.