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

Hospitals in Massachusetts

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Average payment across these 45 hospitals: $10,263National $10,085 · Massachusetts $10,263
Median hospital: $9,033
Lowest to highest: $7,976–$19,488
Medicare stays: 2,668

45 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. 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
Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · CCN 220084	62	$7,976	21% below the national average	$6,476	$19,456
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · CCN 220083	51	$7,983	21% below the national average	$6,896	$18,361
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · CCN 220108	58	$8,352	17% below the national average	$7,114	$14,366
The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · CCN 220015	49	$8,397	17% below the national average	$6,840	$20,232
Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · CCN 220135	106	$8,444	16% below the national average	$6,899	$20,589
Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · CCN 220049	14	$8,458	16% below the national average	$7,293	$20,957
Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · CCN 220095	18	$8,499	16% below the national average	$7,411	$16,009
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · CCN 220060	99	$8,501	16% below the national average	$6,973	$16,300
UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · CCN 220019	29	$8,502	16% below the national average	$7,254	$18,233
Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · CCN 220030	70	$8,505	16% below the national average	$7,503	$15,917
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · CCN 220090	57	$8,650	14% below the national average	$7,426	$14,875
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · CCN 220100	91	$8,694	14% below the national average	$6,811	$18,719
Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · CCN 220029	33	$8,707	14% below the national average	$7,262	$15,399
Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · CCN 220020	11	$8,707	14% below the national average	$7,514	$23,737
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · CCN 220008	62	$8,751	13% below the national average	$7,145	$16,568
Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · CCN 220080	14	$8,767	13% below the national average	$7,781	$14,453
Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · CCN 220105	51	$8,836	12% below the national average	$6,399	$19,416
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · CCN 220033	88	$8,894	12% below the national average	$6,889	$20,290
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	61	$8,896	12% below the national average	$7,331	$22,038
Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · CCN 220065	33	$8,902	12% below the national average	$6,622	$19,138
Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · CCN 220024	50	$8,909	12% below the national average	$7,767	$12,251
Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · CCN 220111	18	$8,991	11% below the national average	$6,745	$16,791
Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220066	36	$9,033	10% below the national average	$7,990	$20,988
Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · CCN 220016	46	$9,189	About average	$7,201	$15,456
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	128	$9,228	About average	$7,293	$23,812
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · CCN 220101	53	$9,367	About average	$7,384	$27,067
North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · CCN 220035	103	$9,694	About average	$8,287	$34,194
MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · CCN 220070	48	$9,708	About average	$7,144	$16,131
Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · CCN 220119	36	$10,085	About average	$8,700	$31,482
MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · CCN 220175	25	$10,098	About average	$8,293	$55,355
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · CCN 220001	47	$10,198	About average	$7,992	$28,452
Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · CCN 220010	52	$10,513	About average	$8,221	$22,347
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · CCN 220012	221	$10,602	About average	$9,180	$20,066
Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · CCN 220002	23	$11,142	10% above the national average	$9,184	$18,941
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	123	$11,313	12% above the national average	$8,580	$20,656
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	67	$11,344	12% above the national average	$9,440	$21,263
Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · CCN 220052	18	$11,401	13% above the national average	$7,417	$23,291
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	133	$12,037	19% above the national average	$9,159	$23,264
St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · CCN 220176	32	$12,238	21% above the national average	$9,278	$66,817
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	117	$13,926	38% above the national average	$10,442	$43,282
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	32	$14,256	41% above the national average	$11,028	$59,398
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071	88	$14,257	41% above the national average	$9,932	$58,567
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	75	$15,181	51% above the national average	$10,763	$30,276
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · CCN 220011	12	$18,253	81% above the national average	$15,968	$18,884
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	28	$19,488	93% above the national average	$16,657	$27,285

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.