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 1,551–1,600. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | 28 | $10,394 | About average | $9,287 | $38,634 |
| Uci Health - Los Alamitos | 49 | $10,401 | About average | $8,507 | $153,003 |
| Knapp Medical Center | 32 | $10,407 | About average | $8,286 | $42,843 |
| Grant Medical Center | 44 | $10,410 | About average | $8,733 | $30,236 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | 32 | $10,423 | About average | $7,323 | $49,816 |
| Christiana Hospital | 136 | $10,426 | About average | $7,613 | $34,985 |
| Meritus Medical Center | 149 | $10,432 | About average | $8,481 | $11,239 |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | 20 | $10,435 | About average | $8,815 | $101,769 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 51 | $10,438 | About average | $7,813 | $35,450 |
| Wynn Hospital | 55 | $10,445 | About average | $7,911 | $43,508 |
| WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 100 | $10,449 | About average | $7,739 | $38,415 |
| Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc | 11 | $10,451 | About average | $9,264 | $13,274 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills | 13 | $10,454 | About average | $5,939 | $41,631 |
| St Charles Medical Center - Bend | 64 | $10,456 | About average | $9,017 | $33,105 |
| Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | 15 | $10,458 | About average | $8,212 | $141,435 |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville | 15 | $10,462 | About average | $7,935 | $30,739 |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital | 36 | $10,470 | About average | $6,477 | $99,053 |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital | 33 | $10,470 | About average | $7,829 | $28,897 |
| William W Backus Hospital | 33 | $10,470 | About average | $7,285 | $40,098 |
| Uci Health-Lakewood | 43 | $10,473 | About average | $9,308 | $124,359 |
| Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center | 35 | $10,481 | About average | $9,269 | $32,322 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 58 | $10,484 | About average | $6,751 | $40,213 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | 45 | $10,499 | About average | $7,553 | $33,641 |
| Saint James Hospital | 22 | $10,504 | About average | $9,317 | $34,015 |
| Long Island Community Hospital | 60 | $10,510 | About average | $8,304 | $89,128 |
| Dameron Hospital | 12 | $10,511 | About average | $9,151 | $92,072 |
| Longmont United Hospital | 16 | $10,512 | About average | $7,147 | $55,800 |
| Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital | 52 | $10,513 | About average | $8,221 | $22,347 |
| Medical City Arlington | 28 | $10,517 | About average | $8,450 | $90,232 |
| Marshall Medical Center | 26 | $10,518 | About average | $9,184 | $78,182 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 68 | $10,522 | About average | $6,786 | $39,311 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 156 | $10,532 | About average | $7,026 | $37,846 |
| Griffin Hospital | 22 | $10,537 | About average | $8,619 | $45,393 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 46 | $10,538 | About average | $8,300 | $56,949 |
| Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital | 15 | $10,539 | About average | $6,080 | $34,044 |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital | 48 | $10,544 | About average | $7,184 | $112,469 |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 38 | $10,546 | About average | $8,138 | $30,442 |
| Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center | 21 | $10,547 | About average | $8,573 | $57,680 |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | 32 | $10,548 | About average | $9,722 | $57,933 |
| Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center | 12 | $10,551 | About average | $9,327 | $38,418 |
| Navarro Regional Hospital | 16 | $10,557 | About average | $8,098 | $64,756 |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital | 53 | $10,560 | About average | $8,177 | $50,813 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | 60 | $10,561 | About average | $6,651 | $42,992 |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | 46 | $10,562 | About average | $7,074 | $111,564 |
| HCA Florida Mercy Hospital | 24 | $10,569 | About average | $9,179 | $120,968 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 58 | $10,571 | About average | $7,926 | $30,327 |
| Intermountain Medical Center | 84 | $10,574 | About average | $7,366 | $33,559 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 43 | $10,576 | About average | $9,247 | $32,973 |
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial | 71 | $10,576 | About average | $9,404 | $107,846 |
| Canyon Vista Medical Center | 41 | $10,577 | About average | $8,810 | $48,855 |
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.