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 401–450. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 86 | $7,857 | 22% below the national average | $6,487 | $56,381 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | 160 | $7,863 | 22% below the national average | $5,736 | $43,861 |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center | 27 | $7,864 | 22% below the national average | $5,799 | $25,816 |
| Baptist Medical Center Beaches | 31 | $7,865 | 22% below the national average | $5,685 | $51,541 |
| Nkc Health | 29 | $7,866 | 22% below the national average | $6,374 | $43,127 |
| Texoma Medical Center | 59 | $7,868 | 22% below the national average | $6,493 | $74,309 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls | 23 | $7,868 | 22% below the national average | $6,047 | $33,399 |
| Union Hospital | 33 | $7,869 | 22% below the national average | $5,881 | $28,787 |
| Norton Clark Hospital | 25 | $7,869 | 22% below the national average | $5,738 | $37,277 |
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | 35 | $7,871 | 22% below the national average | $5,856 | $24,832 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 172 | $7,873 | 22% below the national average | $6,199 | $48,096 |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest | 23 | $7,877 | 22% below the national average | $6,743 | $45,942 |
| University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 63 | $7,878 | 22% below the national average | $4,432 | $36,535 |
| The Washington Hospital | 25 | $7,881 | 22% below the national average | $5,801 | $14,079 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 86 | $7,885 | 22% below the national average | $6,099 | $47,749 |
| Boulder Community Health | 22 | $7,886 | 22% below the national average | $6,484 | $74,373 |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center | 13 | $7,892 | 22% below the national average | $6,386 | $79,409 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 43 | $7,893 | 22% below the national average | $6,435 | $26,810 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 83 | $7,896 | 22% below the national average | $6,293 | $28,463 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 115 | $7,897 | 22% below the national average | $6,097 | $34,195 |
| Doctors Hospital | 43 | $7,898 | 22% below the national average | $6,683 | $58,206 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | 94 | $7,898 | 22% below the national average | $6,164 | $40,819 |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | 62 | $7,900 | 22% below the national average | $5,540 | $26,498 |
| HCA Florida Putnam Hospital | 16 | $7,904 | 22% below the national average | $6,658 | $58,772 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | 26 | $7,905 | 22% below the national average | $6,807 | $118,958 |
| St Joseph Hospital | 31 | $7,906 | 22% below the national average | $6,290 | $23,142 |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center | 62 | $7,908 | 22% below the national average | $5,986 | $75,093 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | 32 | $7,909 | 22% below the national average | $5,525 | $40,737 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 145 | $7,914 | 22% below the national average | $6,167 | $27,576 |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales | 15 | $7,917 | 21% below the national average | $6,937 | $63,435 |
| Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | 19 | $7,917 | 21% below the national average | $5,231 | $59,119 |
| St Peters Health | 37 | $7,917 | 21% below the national average | $6,567 | $24,439 |
| Blount Memorial Hospital | 26 | $7,918 | 21% below the national average | $6,140 | $31,073 |
| Logan Health Medical Center | 15 | $7,918 | 21% below the national average | $6,376 | $26,354 |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | 13 | $7,918 | 21% below the national average | $6,286 | $22,512 |
| Rex Hospital | 56 | $7,922 | 21% below the national average | $5,997 | $30,660 |
| MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center | 19 | $7,925 | 21% below the national average | $6,163 | $32,232 |
| Grove City Medical Center | 18 | $7,926 | 21% below the national average | $6,840 | $32,809 |
| Kootenai Health | 56 | $7,932 | 21% below the national average | $6,440 | $29,246 |
| Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital | 47 | $7,933 | 21% below the national average | $6,701 | $23,785 |
| Southside Community Hospital, Inc | 26 | $7,934 | 21% below the national average | $6,680 | $33,693 |
| Menorah Medical Center | 50 | $7,934 | 21% below the national average | $6,010 | $73,290 |
| Decatur Memorial Hospital | 31 | $7,935 | 21% below the national average | $6,483 | $34,975 |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | 19 | $7,935 | 21% below the national average | $6,365 | $43,301 |
| South County Hospital Inc | 16 | $7,936 | 21% below the national average | $6,406 | $35,758 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 226 | $7,936 | 21% below the national average | $6,518 | $47,045 |
| Memorial Health | 109 | $7,945 | 21% below the national average | $6,514 | $25,571 |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center | 29 | $7,946 | 21% below the national average | $6,653 | $72,228 |
| Catholic Medical Center | 35 | $7,947 | 21% below the national average | $7,001 | $32,163 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | 86 | $7,947 | 21% below the national average | $6,244 | $26,607 |
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.