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: $7,68176% of the payment
Average billed charge: $49,416
Hospitals reporting: 2,216103,998 stays

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2,216 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,901–1,950. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT · CCN 070028	15	$12,017	19% above the national average	$8,863	$57,636
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	133	$12,037	19% above the national average	$9,159	$23,264
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville, FL · CCN 100113	119	$12,043	19% above the national average	$9,124	$45,499
Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · CCN 210005	158	$12,065	20% above the national average	$10,452	$13,314
Chino Valley Medical CenterChino, CA · CCN 050586	15	$12,091	20% above the national average	$10,394	$48,079
Garnet Health Medical CenterMiddletown, NY · CCN 330126	93	$12,093	20% above the national average	$8,417	$65,350
UH St John Medical CenterWestlake, OH · CCN 360123	23	$12,096	20% above the national average	$10,205	$26,441
MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · CCN 210018	83	$12,105	20% above the national average	$10,153	$13,481
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma, CA · CCN 050136	28	$12,107	20% above the national average	$9,430	$92,574
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterPortland, OR · CCN 380017	17	$12,108	20% above the national average	$8,771	$34,454
Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140082	19	$12,128	20% above the national average	$9,063	$38,871
Washington HospitalFremont, CA · CCN 050195	116	$12,130	20% above the national average	$10,537	$90,747
Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · CCN 100128	125	$12,133	20% above the national average	$8,038	$63,114
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · CCN 520177	49	$12,154	21% above the national average	$7,613	$41,137
Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · CCN 310014	68	$12,155	21% above the national average	$8,374	$51,857
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · CCN 050129	29	$12,155	21% above the national average	$10,663	$77,012
Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · CCN 140239	18	$12,172	21% above the national average	$6,667	$52,725
University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · CCN 250001	53	$12,174	21% above the national average	$9,730	$32,315
Fort Defiance Indian HospitalFt. Defiance, AZ · CCN 030071	15	$12,190	21% above the national average	$10,775	$17,282
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · CCN 140208	67	$12,218	21% above the national average	$7,995	$42,557
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	66	$12,229	21% above the national average	$10,542	$86,867
California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050008	31	$12,231	21% above the national average	$10,948	$44,309
St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · CCN 220176	32	$12,238	21% above the national average	$9,278	$66,817
Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110161	43	$12,256	22% above the national average	$10,994	$54,720
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · CCN 050180	126	$12,269	22% above the national average	$9,450	$100,525
Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050590	49	$12,282	22% above the national average	$10,723	$74,589
Oklahoma State University Medical CenterTulsa, OK · CCN 370078	24	$12,282	22% above the national average	$9,766	$29,087
Gallup Indian Medical CenterGallup, NM · CCN 320061	28	$12,285	22% above the national average	$10,886	$28,409
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · CCN 360180	52	$12,296	22% above the national average	$7,384	$41,613
El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · CCN 050308	138	$12,300	22% above the national average	$10,040	$110,823
Mayo ClinicJacksonville, FL · CCN 100151	102	$12,304	22% above the national average	$7,470	$36,836
University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · CCN 160058	35	$12,311	22% above the national average	$7,810	$58,554
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · CCN 280013	23	$12,313	22% above the national average	$7,940	$38,182
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050077	106	$12,328	22% above the national average	$10,266	$69,090
Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · CCN 330013	61	$12,372	23% above the national average	$8,961	$32,053
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · CCN 050007	129	$12,378	23% above the national average	$9,985	$55,949
University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500008	38	$12,385	23% above the national average	$8,773	$40,993
Sheridan Memorial HospitalSheridan, WY · CCN 530006	12	$12,385	23% above the national average	$10,889	$17,980
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · CCN 200033	24	$12,387	23% above the national average	$6,017	$46,718
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050485	60	$12,393	23% above the national average	$9,366	$95,221
Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CA · CCN 050608	20	$12,400	23% above the national average	$10,548	$23,993
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · CCN 050334	112	$12,404	23% above the national average	$10,598	$93,566
Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale, FL · CCN 100039	26	$12,408	23% above the national average	$10,439	$67,946
Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu, HI · CCN 120011	38	$12,437	23% above the national average	$7,359	$27,121
Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · CCN 050444	79	$12,446	23% above the national average	$9,897	$97,644
The Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI · CCN 410012	35	$12,466	24% above the national average	$7,141	$34,631
Sharon HospitalSharon, CT · CCN 070004	19	$12,467	24% above the national average	$11,179	$28,064
Northern Navajo Medical CenterShiprock, NM · CCN 320059	36	$12,480	24% above the national average	$11,044	$18,159
MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210034	63	$12,500	24% above the national average	$11,127	$13,784
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140281	90	$12,511	24% above the national average	$8,442	$47,094

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 115,964 stays at 2,382 hospitals · 2021: 106,722 stays at 2,309 hospitals · 2022: 97,731 stays at 2,222 hospitals · 2023: 104,379 stays at 2,228 hospitals · 2024: 103,998 stays at 2,216 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCC
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.

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Average payment by state for Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCC, 2024
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.