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 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Louisville | 144 | $7,077 | 30% below the national average | $5,080 | $38,088 |
| Sierra Medical Center | 12 | $7,077 | 30% below the national average | $5,520 | $102,857 |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital | 11 | $7,080 | 30% below the national average | $5,745 | $14,323 |
| Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital | 27 | $7,086 | 30% below the national average | $5,275 | $30,072 |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 55 | $7,090 | 30% below the national average | $5,879 | $20,317 |
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center | 14 | $7,098 | 30% below the national average | $5,701 | $22,658 |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital | 107 | $7,098 | 30% below the national average | $4,785 | $30,943 |
| Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital | 48 | $7,102 | 30% below the national average | $5,746 | $48,333 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 231 | $7,116 | 29% below the national average | $5,404 | $35,499 |
| St Mary's Medical Center | 14 | $7,118 | 29% below the national average | $5,442 | $43,119 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine | 60 | $7,118 | 29% below the national average | $5,393 | $36,089 |
| UPMC Carlisle | 23 | $7,119 | 29% below the national average | $5,558 | $35,270 |
| Marymount Hospital | 25 | $7,120 | 29% below the national average | $5,525 | $25,005 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | 14 | $7,122 | 29% below the national average | $5,840 | $37,785 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | 36 | $7,123 | 29% below the national average | $5,809 | $39,438 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | 35 | $7,125 | 29% below the national average | $5,182 | $26,981 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall | 45 | $7,125 | 29% below the national average | $5,377 | $38,569 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 63 | $7,142 | 29% below the national average | $5,593 | $68,787 |
| Waukesha Memorial Hospital | 72 | $7,143 | 29% below the national average | $5,499 | $31,328 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | 37 | $7,147 | 29% below the national average | $5,616 | $33,612 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | 124 | $7,154 | 29% below the national average | $5,794 | $17,165 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 75 | $7,159 | 29% below the national average | $5,813 | $38,738 |
| Avera St Lukes | 33 | $7,160 | 29% below the national average | $5,778 | $32,313 |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh | 23 | $7,165 | 29% below the national average | $5,391 | $32,541 |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital | 57 | $7,173 | 29% below the national average | $5,970 | $39,766 |
| Medina Hospital | 51 | $7,174 | 29% below the national average | $4,755 | $28,836 |
| South Central Regional Medical Center | 34 | $7,175 | 29% below the national average | $5,927 | $21,847 |
| Rivers Health | 14 | $7,175 | 29% below the national average | $5,893 | $27,393 |
| University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 25 | $7,184 | 29% below the national average | $5,839 | $35,927 |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital | 17 | $7,187 | 29% below the national average | $5,939 | $77,494 |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 22 | $7,189 | 29% below the national average | $5,928 | $29,505 |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 60 | $7,190 | 29% below the national average | $5,843 | $24,440 |
| WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 74 | $7,196 | 29% below the national average | $5,394 | $36,526 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | 17 | $7,197 | 29% below the national average | $5,894 | $32,407 |
| Wooster Community Hospital | 13 | $7,199 | 29% below the national average | $6,069 | $14,984 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 97 | $7,204 | 29% below the national average | $5,657 | $24,634 |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center | 20 | $7,206 | 29% below the national average | $6,226 | $65,129 |
| Penn Highlands Mon Valley | 23 | $7,210 | 29% below the national average | $5,935 | $19,593 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | 20 | $7,211 | 28% below the national average | $5,702 | $35,462 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | 46 | $7,220 | 28% below the national average | $5,546 | $30,184 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 79 | $7,221 | 28% below the national average | $5,019 | $33,940 |
| Lake Huron Medical Center | 20 | $7,224 | 28% below the national average | $6,163 | $23,961 |
| Fmol Health St Francis | 72 | $7,233 | 28% below the national average | $5,545 | $40,325 |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | 42 | $7,233 | 28% below the national average | $6,106 | $28,850 |
| Woodland Heights Medical Center | 31 | $7,235 | 28% below the national average | $5,941 | $72,025 |
| Singing River Health System | 44 | $7,235 | 28% below the national average | $5,479 | $45,402 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center | 52 | $7,239 | 28% below the national average | $6,078 | $46,892 |
| National Park Medical Center | 33 | $7,239 | 28% below the national average | $6,003 | $75,684 |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | 50 | $7,241 | 28% below the national average | $5,872 | $21,652 |
| Coastal Carolina Hospital | 19 | $7,242 | 28% below the national average | $6,211 | $52,132 |
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.