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
Hospitals in Alabama
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 34 hospitals
- $8,323
- Median hospital
- $7,764
- Lowest to highest
- $6,566–$13,384
- Medicare stays
- 1,234
34 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Medical Center | 25 | $6,566 | 35% below the national average | $4,969 | $93,021 |
| Helen Keller Hospital | 35 | $6,756 | 33% below the national average | $5,404 | $27,360 |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center | 28 | $6,831 | 32% below the national average | $5,127 | $45,254 |
| Athens Limestone Hospital | 18 | $7,273 | 28% below the national average | $6,140 | $23,678 |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus | 53 | $7,314 | 27% below the national average | $5,794 | $16,951 |
| Flowers Hospital | 16 | $7,328 | 27% below the national average | $5,315 | $86,084 |
| Grandview Medical Center | 84 | $7,388 | 27% below the national average | $5,175 | $68,769 |
| St Vincent's St Clair | 24 | $7,388 | 27% below the national average | $5,288 | $23,943 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | 37 | $7,440 | 26% below the national average | $5,895 | $31,090 |
| Marshall Medical Centers | 37 | $7,569 | 25% below the national average | $5,858 | $17,726 |
| Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center | 31 | $7,605 | 25% below the national average | $6,513 | $38,331 |
| Walker Baptist Medical Center | 17 | $7,628 | 24% below the national average | $6,188 | $67,895 |
| Medical Center Enterprise | 13 | $7,691 | 24% below the national average | $4,836 | $56,144 |
| North Alabama Medical Center | 55 | $7,711 | 24% below the national average | $5,797 | $38,558 |
| Huntsville Hospital | 127 | $7,728 | 23% below the national average | $5,986 | $34,866 |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital | 13 | $7,746 | 23% below the national average | $5,034 | $108,179 |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | 21 | $7,764 | 23% below the national average | $5,873 | $135,244 |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center | 12 | $7,765 | 23% below the national average | $6,269 | $42,442 |
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | 26 | $7,790 | 23% below the national average | $5,085 | $31,962 |
| Andalusia Health | 16 | $7,799 | 23% below the national average | $6,779 | $49,237 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 43 | $7,893 | 22% below the national average | $6,435 | $26,810 |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center | 71 | $7,948 | 21% below the national average | $6,480 | $25,995 |
| Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health System | 20 | $8,217 | 19% below the national average | $6,168 | $22,741 |
| Baldwin Health | 28 | $8,273 | 18% below the national average | $6,612 | $92,075 |
| Clay County Hospital | 12 | $8,329 | 17% below the national average | $7,439 | $16,832 |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center | 11 | $8,364 | 17% below the national average | $6,342 | $29,883 |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | 61 | $8,595 | 15% below the national average | $6,770 | $30,016 |
| Baptist Medical Center East | 16 | $8,613 | 15% below the national average | $5,790 | $27,943 |
| St. Vincent's East | 26 | $8,753 | 13% below the national average | $5,917 | $27,123 |
| Thomas Hospital | 54 | $8,781 | 13% below the national average | $5,958 | $31,945 |
| Dch Regional Medical Center | 73 | $9,345 | About average | $7,555 | $24,202 |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | 37 | $9,983 | About average | $6,054 | $34,158 |
| Baptist Medical Center South | 18 | $11,680 | 16% above the national average | $6,478 | $34,184 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 76 | $13,384 | 33% above the national average | $7,979 | $48,446 |
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.
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| 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.