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 1,301–1,350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital | 56 | $9,582 | About average | $6,216 | $57,895 |
| French Hospital Medical Center | 40 | $9,584 | About average | $8,238 | $61,594 |
| Ashley Regional Medical Center | 14 | $9,585 | About average | $8,070 | $32,613 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And Austin | 20 | $9,603 | About average | $8,379 | $22,877 |
| Berger Hospital | 16 | $9,605 | About average | $6,988 | $18,277 |
| Crouse Hospital | 53 | $9,606 | About average | $7,247 | $19,012 |
| St Marys Healthcare | 21 | $9,608 | About average | $7,768 | $31,364 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 31 | $9,610 | About average | $6,316 | $29,237 |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | 17 | $9,613 | About average | $6,902 | $30,833 |
| Broward Health Imperial Point | 23 | $9,616 | About average | $8,336 | $34,908 |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | 26 | $9,620 | About average | $7,326 | $31,039 |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | 116 | $9,622 | About average | $7,329 | $88,930 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | 18 | $9,632 | About average | $8,180 | $31,972 |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital | 12 | $9,632 | About average | $8,136 | $35,629 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 227 | $9,639 | About average | $7,319 | $59,240 |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center | 29 | $9,641 | About average | $7,546 | $65,393 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | 54 | $9,645 | About average | $7,729 | $39,212 |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | 36 | $9,649 | About average | $7,955 | $57,552 |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital | 26 | $9,650 | About average | $7,220 | $98,905 |
| Anmed Health | 63 | $9,655 | About average | $7,917 | $45,048 |
| St Michael Medical Center | 93 | $9,656 | About average | $7,813 | $64,689 |
| Memorial Hospital | 14 | $9,657 | About average | $6,615 | $19,541 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 41 | $9,657 | About average | $7,914 | $65,917 |
| Medical City Alliance | 13 | $9,657 | About average | $8,402 | $85,416 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 39 | $9,659 | About average | $7,319 | $36,311 |
| Edward W Sparrow Hospital | 40 | $9,663 | About average | $7,308 | $39,968 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 82 | $9,664 | About average | $6,212 | $30,203 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | 15 | $9,665 | About average | $6,320 | $29,473 |
| Westside Regional Medical Center | 53 | $9,665 | About average | $7,080 | $97,675 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 136 | $9,675 | About average | $6,690 | $96,870 |
| Uw Health | 61 | $9,679 | About average | $7,110 | $55,284 |
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers | 51 | $9,681 | About average | $6,423 | $45,832 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 51 | $9,683 | About average | $7,890 | $47,093 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 104 | $9,691 | About average | $7,157 | $42,462 |
| New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc. | 49 | $9,693 | About average | $8,527 | $56,077 |
| Carilion Medical Center | 107 | $9,694 | About average | $6,867 | $41,851 |
| North Shore Medical Center - | 103 | $9,694 | About average | $8,287 | $34,194 |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | 16 | $9,695 | About average | $8,573 | $16,288 |
| Confluence Health Hospital | 66 | $9,701 | About average | $6,505 | $33,669 |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital | 55 | $9,701 | About average | $7,222 | $22,041 |
| San Dimas Community Hospital | 13 | $9,703 | About average | $8,573 | $34,509 |
| Ascension Genesys Hospital | 56 | $9,703 | About average | $7,449 | $30,867 |
| Swedish Issaquah | 53 | $9,703 | About average | $6,559 | $42,504 |
| Mercy Health Saint Mary's | 33 | $9,704 | About average | $6,366 | $25,646 |
| Spectrum Health United Hospital | 16 | $9,706 | About average | $7,921 | $18,277 |
| Sanford USDMedical Center | 59 | $9,707 | About average | $6,591 | $41,761 |
| MelroseWakefield Healthcare | 48 | $9,708 | About average | $7,144 | $16,131 |
| St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage | 11 | $9,712 | About average | $6,925 | $58,593 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 28 | $9,714 | About average | $8,410 | $45,923 |
| Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | 79 | $9,719 | About average | $7,934 | $30,893 |
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.