How much does Sepsis (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay · 2,661 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $44,979
Typical charge
$65,249
Dearest quarter
over $96,970
Actually paid
$17,800
The middle U.S. hospital bills $65,249 for Sepsis (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 4.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $17,800 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Sepsis (severe) cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 42 | $25,528 | $18,982 – $65,774 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | $33,145 | $18,855 – $128,876 |
| Vermont | 6 | $37,670 | $24,831 – $64,174 |
| Minnesota | 45 | $43,085 | $17,399 – $123,572 |
| Iowa | 28 | $43,227 | $18,620 – $98,391 |
| Arkansas | 37 | $43,632 | $16,198 – $168,272 |
| Wyoming | 9 | $44,036 | $29,323 – $81,712 |
| Montana | 10 | $44,546 | $33,998 – $57,140 |
| Mississippi | 44 | $45,855 | $17,886 – $187,527 |
| Maine | 17 | $46,428 | $19,359 – $90,231 |
| Kansas | 35 | $47,022 | $20,904 – $197,967 |
| North Dakota | 7 | $48,040 | $16,603 – $63,670 |
| Michigan | 80 | $48,074 | $17,483 – $118,851 |
| South Dakota | 10 | $49,220 | $22,927 – $82,896 |
| Wisconsin | 61 | $50,090 | $14,132 – $100,301 |
| North Carolina | 76 | $51,586 | $21,593 – $107,685 |
| Oklahoma | 47 | $52,050 | $20,043 – $193,869 |
| West Virginia | 21 | $52,689 | $26,386 – $84,566 |
| Virginia | 69 | $52,894 | $21,584 – $175,397 |
| Ohio | 107 | $52,949 | $24,946 – $135,091 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | $53,458 | $40,804 – $83,304 |
| Nebraska | 19 | $53,594 | $35,466 – $86,182 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | $54,263 | $35,794 – $107,705 |
| Utah | 29 | $54,487 | $24,481 – $91,940 |
| Kentucky | 55 | $55,797 | $22,551 – $121,573 |
| Alabama | 51 | $56,112 | $17,857 – $220,702 |
| Missouri | 61 | $56,665 | $20,902 – $191,475 |
| Louisiana | 51 | $57,218 | $21,108 – $136,983 |
| Oregon | 31 | $57,229 | $33,041 – $107,273 |
| Delaware | 6 | $57,931 | $27,456 – $66,388 |
| Indiana | 69 | $58,439 | $27,954 – $117,558 |
| Tennessee | 70 | $59,139 | $21,319 – $152,495 |
| New Mexico | 21 | $59,503 | $23,308 – $139,637 |
| Hawaii | 11 | $59,607 | $50,846 – $94,943 |
| Idaho | 12 | $62,260 | $32,884 – $82,635 |
| South Carolina | 47 | $63,370 | $25,766 – $145,719 |
| Connecticut | 25 | $65,321 | $26,009 – $94,359 |
| Pennsylvania | 117 | $66,179 | $16,547 – $286,636 |
| Illinois | 107 | $68,035 | $26,973 – $160,065 |
| New York | 122 | $71,855 | $18,337 – $262,618 |
| Georgia | 76 | $72,268 | $23,569 – $168,692 |
| Washington | 44 | $75,075 | $31,039 – $116,836 |
| Arizona | 51 | $81,249 | $10,088 – $166,015 |
| Texas | 200 | $83,428 | $19,191 – $267,798 |
| Colorado | 44 | $85,145 | $20,277 – $259,082 |
| Alaska | 8 | $94,264 | $43,126 – $146,991 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | $99,966 | $67,471 – $223,509 |
| Florida | 163 | $105,834 | $23,085 – $261,498 |
| California | 261 | $116,759 | $40,018 – $418,206 |
| New Jersey | 61 | $123,997 | $65,607 – $591,962 |
| Nevada | 20 | $136,521 | $47,725 – $325,909 |
Where Sepsis (severe) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
Tuba City, AZ |
$10,088 | $22,635 |
|
Froedtert Community Hospital
New Berlin, WI |
$14,132 | $11,875 |
|
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital
Ft. Defiance, AZ |
$14,920 | $21,310 |
|
Chambers Memorial Hospital
Danville, AR |
$16,198 | $14,682 |
|
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney, PA |
$16,547 | $16,267 |
|
P H S Indian Hosp At Belcourt-Quentin N Burdick
Belcourt, ND |
$16,603 | $19,684 |
|
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN |
$17,399 | $19,791 |
|
Ascension River District Hospital
East China, MI |
$17,483 | $14,226 |
|
Tawas St Joseph Hospital
Tawas City, MI |
$17,857 | $17,172 |
|
Monroe County Hospital
Monroeville, AL |
$17,857 | $14,696 |
|
Highland Hills Medical Center
Senatobia, MS |
$17,886 | $13,016 |
|
St James Hospital
Hornell, NY |
$18,337 | $19,562 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ |
$591,962 | $22,807 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$486,656 | $19,792 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$418,206 | $21,538 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$413,501 | $44,434 |
|
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center
Bayonne, NJ |
$399,097 | $23,631 |
|
Heights University Hospital
Jersey City, NJ |
$358,770 | $20,258 |
|
Regional Medical Center Of San Jose
San Jose, CA |
$358,489 | $24,621 |
|
Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center
Hoboken, NJ |
$338,159 | $25,675 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$330,924 | $28,713 |
|
Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$325,909 | $20,000 |
|
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA |
$309,111 | $21,530 |
|
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$305,759 | $16,877 |
Questions people ask
How much does Sepsis (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 2,661 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Sepsis (severe) is $65,249. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $44,979 and the dearest quarter over $96,970.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Sepsis (severe), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.4x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $17,800 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $90,381. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 871: “SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.