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 2,101–2,150. 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
MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · CCN 420004	88	$15,071	49% above the national average	$8,530	$39,001
Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · CCN 210027	83	$15,083	50% above the national average	$13,844	$16,981
Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440006	22	$15,180	51% above the national average	$5,784	$73,647
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	75	$15,181	51% above the national average	$10,763	$30,276
Strong Memorial HospitalRochester, NY · CCN 330285	77	$15,234	51% above the national average	$10,465	$33,208
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, CA · CCN 050515	55	$15,274	51% above the national average	$7,292	$40,853
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · CCN 050292	61	$15,285	52% above the national average	$13,555	$88,557
Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210011	53	$15,288	52% above the national average	$13,934	$17,563
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	231	$15,292	52% above the national average	$10,617	$168,556
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	43	$15,326	52% above the national average	$8,243	$34,228
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · CCN 210062	79	$15,462	53% above the national average	$13,486	$16,210
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	358	$15,494	54% above the national average	$11,168	$98,829
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · CCN 070022	88	$15,529	54% above the national average	$9,805	$41,570
MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · CCN 090004	46	$15,556	54% above the national average	$9,246	$69,725
Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110010	43	$15,642	55% above the national average	$7,426	$34,374
Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola, PA · CCN 390336	11	$15,649	55% above the national average	$5,833	$56,159
Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · CCN 020024	26	$15,659	55% above the national average	$14,592	$48,481
Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville, GA · CCN 110184	25	$15,724	56% above the national average	$6,480	$60,780
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · CCN 050855	14	$15,771	56% above the national average	$5,236	$30,436
Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · CCN 310003	27	$15,880	57% above the national average	$11,381	$71,082
Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330194	86	$15,896	58% above the national average	$11,437	$72,728
MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210024	50	$15,898	58% above the national average	$13,979	$17,877
John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · CCN 070036	47	$15,935	58% above the national average	$12,269	$43,372
Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · CCN 490032	65	$15,943	58% above the national average	$8,267	$52,016
Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · CCN 050009	43	$15,985	59% above the national average	$9,913	$92,475
Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterJamaica, NY · CCN 330014	25	$16,011	59% above the national average	$12,976	$29,166
Phoenix Indian Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · CCN 030078	11	$16,106	60% above the national average	$14,623	$21,718
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	60	$16,204	61% above the national average	$8,919	$46,420
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	49	$16,325	62% above the national average	$10,581	$36,415
University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210002	27	$16,351	62% above the national average	$15,324	$17,669
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440039	98	$16,404	63% above the national average	$7,697	$59,093
Eskenazi HealthIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150024	14	$16,443	63% above the national average	$14,663	$33,293
Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab CenterVallejo, CA · CCN 050073	19	$16,462	63% above the national average	$12,297	$67,920
University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · CCN 210035	57	$16,467	63% above the national average	$14,383	$14,587
Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku, HI · CCN 120002	30	$16,551	64% above the national average	$14,856	$35,888
Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · CCN 210040	93	$16,637	65% above the national average	$14,721	$18,707
Denver Health & Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO · CCN 060011	11	$16,639	65% above the national average	$15,320	$33,958
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · CCN 050245	43	$16,815	67% above the national average	$14,741	$76,032
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210029	57	$16,948	68% above the national average	$15,185	$19,246
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	100	$16,966	68% above the national average	$12,461	$100,514
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210044	11	$17,007	69% above the national average	$15,675	$19,167
Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330233	22	$17,021	69% above the national average	$12,612	$40,800
Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · CCN 090003	17	$17,042	69% above the national average	$11,841	$37,889
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	89	$17,053	69% above the national average	$13,773	$61,537
Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ · CCN 310002	28	$17,053	69% above the national average	$11,398	$107,818
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	374	$17,084	69% above the national average	$10,744	$100,615
Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs CampusHialeah, FL · CCN 100050	14	$17,114	70% above the national average	$11,602	$60,591
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FremontFremont, CA · CCN 050512	18	$17,140	70% above the national average	$5,763	$34,030
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330024	81	$17,164	70% above the national average	$11,108	$73,306
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050425	45	$17,217	71% above the national average	$10,147	$58,584

National trend

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

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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.