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 1,651–1,700. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Hanford | 34 | $10,792 | About average | $9,441 | $41,661 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | 36 | $10,793 | About average | $9,524 | $155,557 |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital | 25 | $10,796 | About average | $7,671 | $96,282 |
| Providence Medford Medical Center | 57 | $10,799 | About average | $8,736 | $41,274 |
| Huntington Hospital | 149 | $10,800 | About average | $9,194 | $89,789 |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital | 62 | $10,800 | About average | $9,231 | $42,339 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 115 | $10,802 | About average | $9,358 | $73,128 |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital | 36 | $10,802 | About average | $9,178 | $53,848 |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | 50 | $10,806 | About average | $9,557 | $127,810 |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital | 22 | $10,808 | About average | $7,381 | $20,624 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 140 | $10,809 | About average | $8,488 | $56,896 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 69 | $10,812 | About average | $7,625 | $37,237 |
| Hutchinson Health | 16 | $10,812 | About average | $8,305 | $15,241 |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital | 18 | $10,818 | About average | $7,807 | $21,042 |
| Garfield Medical Center | 33 | $10,822 | About average | $9,550 | $106,552 |
| Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center | 22 | $10,825 | About average | $9,731 | $42,867 |
| Highline Medical Center | 23 | $10,827 | About average | $7,163 | $54,055 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 34 | $10,828 | About average | $7,587 | $78,992 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | 88 | $10,832 | About average | $7,162 | $21,364 |
| The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl | 53 | $10,832 | About average | $9,393 | $40,503 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenvill | 21 | $10,836 | About average | $9,748 | $37,526 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | 100 | $10,842 | About average | $9,144 | $67,343 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 182 | $10,842 | About average | $7,348 | $61,623 |
| University Health System, Inc | 101 | $10,848 | About average | $7,039 | $22,031 |
| St Luke's Warren Hospital | 59 | $10,849 | About average | $8,754 | $88,067 |
| Oak Valley Hospital District | 12 | $10,850 | About average | $9,354 | $58,434 |
| Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 98 | $10,851 | About average | $9,210 | $52,423 |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | 16 | $10,854 | About average | $9,109 | $94,010 |
| Portneuf Medical Center | 53 | $10,859 | About average | $7,745 | $55,709 |
| Northwell Hospital Glen Cove | 50 | $10,860 | About average | $8,623 | $49,532 |
| Adventist Health St Helena | 16 | $10,868 | About average | $9,848 | $76,098 |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center | 130 | $10,869 | About average | $8,771 | $61,884 |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | 27 | $10,870 | About average | $7,883 | $101,949 |
| Stamford Hospital | 41 | $10,875 | About average | $9,155 | $59,031 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 98 | $10,883 | About average | $7,731 | $73,805 |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | 43 | $10,887 | About average | $8,232 | $88,061 |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare Center | 24 | $10,890 | About average | $8,524 | $66,037 |
| St Charles Hospital | 42 | $10,891 | About average | $7,455 | $52,762 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 81 | $10,894 | About average | $7,110 | $27,664 |
| Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital | 46 | $10,896 | About average | $7,763 | $83,143 |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | 14 | $10,896 | About average | $8,281 | $36,262 |
| Hill Country Memorial Hospital | 44 | $10,897 | About average | $9,562 | $67,103 |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital | 15 | $10,898 | About average | $9,484 | $28,140 |
| PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital | 30 | $10,899 | About average | $9,795 | $53,667 |
| MetroHealth System | 24 | $10,910 | About average | $7,607 | $43,081 |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center | 27 | $10,917 | About average | $9,588 | $30,297 |
| Chenango Memorial Hospital | 14 | $10,923 | About average | $9,408 | $36,002 |
| St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City | 18 | $10,924 | About average | $7,792 | $68,811 |
| Sisters Of Charity Hospital | 16 | $10,926 | About average | $7,864 | $25,748 |
| Grossmont Hospital | 110 | $10,929 | About average | $9,093 | $65,231 |
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.