Inpatient stays / DRG 871
MS-DRG 871 · 2,661 hospitals · 578,073 stays
DRG 871: Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC
Medicare patients had 578,073 stays in DRG 871 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $90,297 per stay and were paid $18,228 — a ratio of 5 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $15,525. Average charges ran from $10,088 at the least expensive hospital to $591,962 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $44,942 and $97,057.
- 1Average charge $90,297
- 2Average paid $18,228
- 3Reporting hospitals 2,661
- 4Medicare stays 578,073
By state
Average charges for DRG 871 were highest in Nevada ($185,667) and lowest in Maryland ($26,908). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $12,534 to $24,932.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 5,277 | $185,667 | $18,341 | 10.1× |
| California | 71,080 | $143,063 | $23,020 | 6.2× |
| New Jersey | 18,670 | $131,698 | $19,296 | 6.8× |
| Alaska | 1,442 | $119,854 | $24,932 | 4.8× |
| New York | 40,834 | $116,930 | $24,426 | 4.8× |
| Colorado | 6,512 | $113,091 | $16,848 | 6.7× |
| Florida | 46,610 | $112,838 | $15,663 | 7.2× |
| Texas | 41,680 | $111,133 | $16,694 | 6.7× |
| District of Columbia | 1,461 | $110,527 | $23,955 | 4.6× |
| Pennsylvania | 23,285 | $88,167 | $16,881 | 5.2× |
| Arizona | 11,108 | $87,638 | $17,455 | 5× |
| Georgia | 16,093 | $85,396 | $17,147 | 5× |
| Kansas | 6,224 | $85,277 | $15,541 | 5.5× |
| Alabama | 7,047 | $80,125 | $14,647 | 5.5× |
| Washington | 10,232 | $78,715 | $18,304 | 4.3× |
| South Carolina | 9,634 | $76,532 | $16,014 | 4.8× |
| Illinois | 23,266 | $73,987 | $17,651 | 4.2× |
| Missouri | 11,137 | $72,886 | $15,808 | 4.6× |
| Oklahoma | 9,092 | $70,534 | $14,967 | 4.7× |
| Tennessee | 14,019 | $70,379 | $15,065 | 4.7× |
| Connecticut | 7,081 | $69,366 | $20,799 | 3.3× |
| Hawaii | 1,728 | $69,229 | $23,514 | 2.9× |
| Louisiana | 7,468 | $68,087 | $14,397 | 4.7× |
| South Dakota | 1,765 | $67,007 | $17,025 | 3.9× |
| New Mexico | 3,205 | $65,967 | $17,240 | 3.8× |
| Idaho | 2,208 | $65,631 | $16,189 | 4.1× |
| Virginia | 18,994 | $65,235 | $16,367 | 4× |
| Mississippi | 7,832 | $64,437 | $14,187 | 4.5× |
| Ohio | 17,653 | $64,290 | $15,664 | 4.1× |
| Kentucky | 8,886 | $63,454 | $14,765 | 4.3× |
| Indiana | 11,907 | $63,232 | $15,368 | 4.1× |
| New Hampshire | 2,559 | $62,580 | $17,104 | 3.7× |
| West Virginia | 3,902 | $61,080 | $15,917 | 3.8× |
| Oregon | 4,541 | $59,560 | $19,972 | 3× |
| Wisconsin | 7,782 | $59,481 | $16,719 | 3.6× |
| Minnesota | 7,343 | $59,297 | $17,952 | 3.3× |
| Utah | 3,592 | $59,168 | $16,261 | 3.6× |
| Delaware | 2,564 | $58,234 | $17,988 | 3.2× |
| Maine | 1,525 | $57,965 | $19,002 | 3.1× |
| Nebraska | 3,634 | $57,675 | $15,815 | 3.6× |
| North Carolina | 14,196 | $56,936 | $16,444 | 3.5× |
| Arkansas | 6,817 | $56,298 | $14,253 | 3.9× |
| Rhode Island | 1,240 | $56,063 | $18,474 | 3× |
| Michigan | 13,640 | $54,260 | $17,096 | 3.2× |
| Wyoming | 829 | $53,749 | $21,131 | 2.5× |
| North Dakota | 1,608 | $50,165 | $16,037 | 3.1× |
| Iowa | 5,162 | $49,919 | $14,771 | 3.4× |
| Vermont | 1,006 | $47,528 | $12,534 | 3.8× |
| Massachusetts | 16,113 | $45,229 | $19,536 | 2.3× |
| Montana | 1,893 | $42,642 | $15,860 | 2.7× |
| Maryland | 14,697 | $26,908 | $24,452 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton, NJ · 106 stays | $591,962 | $22,807 |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington, NJ · 128 stays | $486,656 | $19,792 |
| Doctors Medical Center Modesto, CA · 315 stays | $418,206 | $21,538 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 594 stays | $413,501 | $44,434 |
| Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center Bayonne, NJ · 95 stays | $399,097 | $23,631 |
| Carepoint Health-Christ Hospital Jersey City, NJ · 51 stays | $358,770 | $20,258 |
| Regional Medical Center of San Jose San Jose, CA · 456 stays | $358,489 | $24,621 |
| Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center Hoboken, NJ · 46 stays | $338,159 | $25,675 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 1247 stays | $330,924 | $28,713 |
| Valley Hospital Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · 210 stays | $325,909 | $20,000 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation Tuba City, AZ · 39 stays | $10,088 | $22,635 |
| Froedtert Community Hospital New Berlin, WI · 11 stays | $14,132 | $11,875 |
| Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Fort Defiance, AZ · 20 stays | $14,920 | $21,310 |
| Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville, AR · 17 stays | $16,198 | $14,682 |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA · 13 stays | $16,547 | $16,267 |
| P H S Indian Hosp at Belcourt-Quentin N Burdick Belcourt, ND · 16 stays | $16,603 | $19,684 |
| Hutchinson Health Hutchinson, MN · 53 stays | $17,399 | $19,791 |
| Henry Ford Health River District Hospital East China, MI · 18 stays | $17,483 | $14,226 |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville, AL · 18 stays | $17,857 | $14,696 |
| Ascension St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI · 59 stays | $17,857 | $17,172 |
These are averages over each hospital's Medicare stays in this DRG, which mix simple and complicated cases. A high average charge is the hospital's pricing, not a sign of better or worse care, and not what a patient pays: Medicare patients owe the inpatient deductible, and people with other coverage pay their plan's negotiated rate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays are suppressed by CMS. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.