How much does Sepsis (without major complications) cost?
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay · 2,216 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $28,537
Typical charge
$39,226
Dearest quarter
over $57,549
Actually paid
$10,019
The middle U.S. hospital bills $39,226 for Sepsis (without major complications). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $10,019 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 (without major complications) 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 | 39 | $14,587 | $9,965 – $27,867 |
| Massachusetts | 45 | $20,290 | $12,251 – $66,817 |
| Iowa | 26 | $25,230 | $14,697 – $58,554 |
| Montana | 10 | $25,397 | $16,276 – $39,158 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $26,231 | $21,106 – $31,219 |
| Michigan | 68 | $26,775 | $11,856 – $50,569 |
| Vermont | 6 | $27,200 | $17,790 – $36,553 |
| Mississippi | 30 | $27,265 | $16,002 – $95,229 |
| West Virginia | 19 | $28,154 | $13,801 – $49,875 |
| Wyoming | 5 | $28,514 | $17,980 – $66,675 |
| Maine | 13 | $28,794 | $15,929 – $46,718 |
| Minnesota | 40 | $29,416 | $15,241 – $71,327 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | $30,068 | $16,425 – $131,226 |
| Ohio | 85 | $31,237 | $12,373 – $64,457 |
| Wisconsin | 51 | $31,328 | $14,433 – $52,829 |
| Utah | 22 | $31,349 | $22,785 – $50,699 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | $32,195 | $25,709 – $36,119 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | $32,298 | $23,142 – $74,515 |
| Nebraska | 18 | $32,606 | $22,658 – $43,657 |
| Arkansas | 24 | $32,978 | $15,588 – $78,401 |
| Alabama | 34 | $33,060 | $16,832 – $135,244 |
| North Carolina | 63 | $33,094 | $17,255 – $65,687 |
| Oregon | 25 | $33,105 | $20,847 – $50,385 |
| Virginia | 63 | $33,441 | $20,415 – $91,516 |
| Indiana | 54 | $33,952 | $17,959 – $80,437 |
| Kentucky | 35 | $34,093 | $16,248 – $66,100 |
| Louisiana | 37 | $34,195 | $14,675 – $80,419 |
| Missouri | 53 | $34,553 | $22,507 – $106,726 |
| South Dakota | 8 | $34,638 | $20,063 – $48,793 |
| Kansas | 23 | $35,137 | $12,950 – $105,246 |
| Delaware | 6 | $35,761 | $16,738 – $39,860 |
| Tennessee | 56 | $36,045 | $12,354 – $88,887 |
| Connecticut | 25 | $36,298 | $19,973 – $59,031 |
| South Carolina | 39 | $36,531 | $20,864 – $85,170 |
| New Mexico | 18 | $38,138 | $16,691 – $106,588 |
| Hawaii | 8 | $38,988 | $27,121 – $53,445 |
| Illinois | 89 | $39,603 | $21,582 – $81,858 |
| Idaho | 10 | $40,760 | $29,246 – $55,709 |
| Pennsylvania | 99 | $41,292 | $14,079 – $141,435 |
| Washington | 42 | $41,707 | $17,517 – $67,248 |
| Georgia | 63 | $43,123 | $18,786 – $81,854 |
| New York | 107 | $43,445 | $12,761 – $146,497 |
| Arizona | 48 | $47,557 | $9,135 – $130,516 |
| Texas | 159 | $51,564 | $11,246 – $142,134 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $53,550 | $35,872 – $92,770 |
| Colorado | 33 | $55,800 | $15,645 – $120,868 |
| Florida | 144 | $59,743 | $17,835 – $164,336 |
| Alaska | 7 | $60,424 | $32,621 – $84,838 |
| California | 234 | $65,140 | $23,993 – $209,467 |
| New Jersey | 53 | $72,220 | $41,863 – $395,405 |
| Nevada | 15 | $96,265 | $30,327 – $195,854 |
Where Sepsis (without major complications) 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 |
$9,135 | $13,582 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$9,965 | $9,167 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$11,239 | $10,432 |
|
Starr County Memorial Hospital
Rio Grande City, TX |
$11,246 | $11,000 |
|
Atlantic General Hospital
Berlin, MD |
$11,261 | $10,360 |
|
Tawas St Joseph Hospital
Tawas City, MI |
$11,856 | $9,002 |
|
Union Hospital Of Cecil County
Elkton, MD |
$11,908 | $10,698 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$12,131 | $10,960 |
|
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA |
$12,251 | $8,909 |
|
Claiborne Medical Center
Tazewell, TN |
$12,354 | $8,488 |
|
Salem Regional Medical Center
Salem, OH |
$12,373 | $8,221 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$12,445 | $11,513 |
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 |
$395,405 | $13,640 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$319,764 | $10,199 |
|
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center
Bayonne, NJ |
$270,873 | $13,096 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$209,467 | $11,142 |
|
Regional Medical Center Of San Jose
San Jose, CA |
$209,079 | $12,670 |
|
Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$195,854 | $11,216 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$179,781 | $11,005 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$179,424 | $19,622 |
|
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA |
$178,888 | $11,119 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$175,543 | $14,409 |
|
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$174,230 | $14,083 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$168,556 | $15,292 |
Questions people ask
How much does Sepsis (without major complications) cost in the United States?
Across 2,216 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Sepsis (without major complications) is $39,226. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $28,537 and the dearest quarter over $57,549.
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 (without major complications), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.9x 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. $10,019 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $49,416. 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 872: “SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT 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.