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 1,101–1,150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health Virginia | 14 | $9,115 | About average | $7,833 | $25,605 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus | 60 | $9,120 | About average | $6,801 | $87,490 |
| South Miami Hospital | 28 | $9,121 | About average | $7,650 | $56,971 |
| Centerpoint Medical Center | 39 | $9,121 | About average | $5,885 | $87,180 |
| Mission Regional Medical Center | 41 | $9,121 | About average | $7,273 | $42,360 |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | 36 | $9,124 | About average | $7,522 | $41,588 |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 27 | $9,124 | About average | $7,084 | $41,712 |
| Franciscan Health Munster | 23 | $9,126 | About average | $5,873 | $31,029 |
| Prisma Health Baptist | 25 | $9,126 | About average | $6,170 | $44,162 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 58 | $9,130 | About average | $6,060 | $16,276 |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville | 34 | $9,134 | About average | $7,688 | $117,930 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 210 | $9,134 | About average | $6,928 | $64,381 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | 16 | $9,134 | About average | $7,706 | $29,703 |
| Cameron Regional Medical Center | 12 | $9,136 | About average | $7,715 | $24,033 |
| OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl Center | 36 | $9,137 | About average | $6,876 | $36,542 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley | 17 | $9,139 | About average | $7,987 | $36,225 |
| Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital | 11 | $9,144 | About average | $7,808 | $22,150 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 117 | $9,145 | About average | $7,568 | $45,598 |
| UNC Health Nash | 45 | $9,146 | About average | $5,957 | $32,548 |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | 32 | $9,147 | About average | $7,241 | $95,133 |
| North Austin Medical Center | 52 | $9,148 | About average | $6,678 | $52,731 |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | 28 | $9,148 | About average | $6,142 | $36,531 |
| Northfield Hospital | 16 | $9,153 | About average | $7,929 | $34,240 |
| Trident Medical Center | 76 | $9,155 | About average | $6,564 | $85,170 |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital | 18 | $9,155 | About average | $7,065 | $22,328 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie | 58 | $9,160 | About average | $6,007 | $32,878 |
| University Of Michigan Health - West | 23 | $9,160 | About average | $6,833 | $23,672 |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | 97 | $9,161 | About average | $7,311 | $30,068 |
| Roosevelt General Hospital | 12 | $9,163 | About average | $7,989 | $27,975 |
| Concord Hospital- Laconia | 30 | $9,166 | About average | $8,026 | $32,298 |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center | 118 | $9,167 | About average | $7,658 | $9,965 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | 13 | $9,168 | About average | $8,133 | $33,644 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | 127 | $9,169 | About average | $7,191 | $83,094 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | 70 | $9,172 | About average | $6,322 | $25,031 |
| Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 50 | $9,172 | About average | $8,177 | $78,566 |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital | 12 | $9,174 | About average | $8,086 | $23,961 |
| USC Arcadia Hospital | 58 | $9,176 | About average | $7,383 | $66,564 |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County | 18 | $9,177 | About average | $7,727 | $31,007 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos | 20 | $9,179 | About average | $7,214 | $39,430 |
| Park City Hospital | 17 | $9,180 | About average | $6,801 | $24,322 |
| Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital | 29 | $9,182 | About average | $7,721 | $41,595 |
| North Memorial Health Hospital | 39 | $9,184 | About average | $6,374 | $28,421 |
| McLaren Macomb | 23 | $9,184 | About average | $7,128 | $21,121 |
| Alton Memorial Hospital | 26 | $9,187 | About average | $6,580 | $30,664 |
| Northern Westchester Hospital | 81 | $9,188 | About average | $7,002 | $43,445 |
| Baystate Franklin Medical Center | 46 | $9,189 | About average | $7,201 | $15,456 |
| Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital | 77 | $9,193 | About average | $6,597 | $34,569 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | 65 | $9,198 | About average | $7,573 | $31,474 |
| Bristol Hospital | 14 | $9,198 | About average | $8,149 | $34,630 |
| Lincoln Medical Center | 12 | $9,200 | About average | $7,519 | $17,885 |
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.