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 201–250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Paducah | 45 | $7,392 | 27% below the national average | $6,120 | $43,652 |
| Carle Health Pekin Hospital | 19 | $7,392 | 27% below the national average | $6,276 | $38,151 |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital | 29 | $7,393 | 27% below the national average | $5,704 | $18,262 |
| UPMC Jameson | 11 | $7,398 | 27% below the national average | $5,755 | $21,328 |
| Hillcrest Hospital South | 37 | $7,400 | 27% below the national average | $5,716 | $39,908 |
| UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | 17 | $7,401 | 27% below the national average | $5,769 | $69,061 |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | 48 | $7,402 | 27% below the national average | $6,230 | $50,626 |
| Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 13 | $7,402 | 27% below the national average | $5,357 | $21,627 |
| Merit Health River Oaks | 16 | $7,412 | 27% below the national average | $6,158 | $95,012 |
| Finley Hospital | 34 | $7,413 | 26% below the national average | $4,945 | $17,803 |
| Frye Regional Medical Center | 29 | $7,416 | 26% below the national average | $6,460 | $65,687 |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center | 41 | $7,417 | 26% below the national average | $6,143 | $39,764 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 83 | $7,417 | 26% below the national average | $5,587 | $29,290 |
| NMC Health | 15 | $7,420 | 26% below the national average | $5,295 | $21,016 |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | 12 | $7,422 | 26% below the national average | $6,198 | $39,878 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 77 | $7,425 | 26% below the national average | $5,517 | $53,237 |
| UPMC Passavant | 27 | $7,435 | 26% below the national average | $5,227 | $61,437 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 104 | $7,438 | 26% below the national average | $5,487 | $33,780 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | 37 | $7,440 | 26% below the national average | $5,895 | $31,090 |
| Oro Valley Hospital | 43 | $7,441 | 26% below the national average | $5,918 | $53,648 |
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc | 47 | $7,443 | 26% below the national average | $5,671 | $20,509 |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | 59 | $7,443 | 26% below the national average | $5,751 | $33,518 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge | 50 | $7,447 | 26% below the national average | $5,322 | $19,992 |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital | 16 | $7,447 | 26% below the national average | $6,016 | $15,594 |
| Chelsea Hospital | 32 | $7,451 | 26% below the national average | $6,126 | $24,336 |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital | 27 | $7,454 | 26% below the national average | $5,943 | $23,468 |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare | 17 | $7,455 | 26% below the national average | $6,252 | $26,657 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | 39 | $7,455 | 26% below the national average | $5,942 | $23,460 |
| Northeastern Health System | 16 | $7,457 | 26% below the national average | $6,171 | $17,190 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County | 52 | $7,457 | 26% below the national average | $6,234 | $30,763 |
| Aurora Medical Center | 45 | $7,459 | 26% below the national average | $5,606 | $39,494 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc | 58 | $7,463 | 26% below the national average | $5,400 | $36,477 |
| Maury Regional Hospital | 53 | $7,464 | 26% below the national average | $6,093 | $36,651 |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | 43 | $7,465 | 26% below the national average | $5,558 | $54,740 |
| St Francis-Downtown | 164 | $7,465 | 26% below the national average | $5,869 | $38,071 |
| York Hospital | 21 | $7,471 | 26% below the national average | $5,498 | $26,002 |
| Saint Joseph London | 20 | $7,473 | 26% below the national average | $5,567 | $34,093 |
| UPMC East | 12 | $7,487 | 26% below the national average | $5,270 | $61,327 |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe | 39 | $7,488 | 26% below the national average | $5,719 | $29,588 |
| Singing River Gulfport | 31 | $7,496 | 26% below the national average | $6,177 | $65,207 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | 84 | $7,498 | 26% below the national average | $5,600 | $79,731 |
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 55 | $7,499 | 26% below the national average | $5,836 | $23,291 |
| North Oaks Medical Center | 61 | $7,501 | 26% below the national average | $5,468 | $65,451 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | 140 | $7,502 | 26% below the national average | $6,203 | $34,202 |
| Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital | 28 | $7,504 | 26% below the national average | $5,767 | $35,655 |
| Allen Hospital | 49 | $7,506 | 26% below the national average | $5,730 | $18,802 |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | 26 | $7,511 | 26% below the national average | $6,381 | $34,518 |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | 14 | $7,512 | 26% below the national average | $6,346 | $14,596 |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center | 40 | $7,515 | 25% below the national average | $6,210 | $34,334 |
| West Chester Hospital | 19 | $7,520 | 25% below the national average | $5,820 | $37,523 |
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.