Inpatient stays / DRG 872
MS-DRG 872 · 2,216 hospitals · 107,314 stays
DRG 872: Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC
Medicare patients had 107,314 stays in DRG 872 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $49,049 per stay and were paid $10,091 — a ratio of 4.9 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $7,700. Average charges ran from $9,135 at the least expensive hospital to $395,405 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $28,529 and $57,551.
- 1Average charge $49,049
- 2Average paid $10,091
- 3Reporting hospitals 2,216
- 4Medicare stays 107,314
By state
Average charges for DRG 872 were highest in Nevada ($104,761) and lowest in Maryland ($14,613). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $7,340 to $14,095.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 780 | $104,761 | $10,723 | 9.8× |
| New Jersey | 3,416 | $78,561 | $10,720 | 7.3× |
| California | 13,737 | $76,120 | $12,552 | 6.1× |
| Alaska | 349 | $64,463 | $13,229 | 4.9× |
| Colorado | 1,158 | $64,370 | $9,284 | 6.9× |
| Florida | 8,141 | $62,885 | $8,998 | 7× |
| New York | 6,780 | $61,129 | $12,692 | 4.8× |
| Texas | 7,455 | $58,253 | $10,103 | 5.8× |
| District of Columbia | 229 | $55,261 | $12,097 | 4.6× |
| Pennsylvania | 4,810 | $49,758 | $9,077 | 5.5× |
| Arizona | 2,465 | $48,588 | $9,717 | 5× |
| Kansas | 1,085 | $44,876 | $8,296 | 5.4× |
| South Carolina | 1,887 | $44,459 | $9,001 | 4.9× |
| Georgia | 2,932 | $43,563 | $9,785 | 4.5× |
| Washington | 1,836 | $43,222 | $10,007 | 4.3× |
| Hawaii | 359 | $42,964 | $14,095 | 3× |
| Idaho | 437 | $41,154 | $9,365 | 4.4× |
| Illinois | 4,461 | $41,000 | $9,886 | 4.1× |
| Tennessee | 2,431 | $40,769 | $8,809 | 4.6× |
| Missouri | 1,928 | $39,285 | $8,750 | 4.5× |
| Alabama | 1,416 | $39,007 | $8,433 | 4.6× |
| Connecticut | 1,067 | $38,915 | $11,460 | 3.4× |
| New Hampshire | 560 | $38,768 | $9,396 | 4.1× |
| New Mexico | 618 | $38,634 | $9,730 | 4× |
| South Dakota | 332 | $38,150 | $9,216 | 4.1× |
| Louisiana | 1,529 | $37,671 | $8,100 | 4.7× |
| Wyoming | 189 | $37,040 | $11,834 | 3.1× |
| Virginia | 3,643 | $37,022 | $8,962 | 4.1× |
| Oklahoma | 1,529 | $36,566 | $8,657 | 4.2× |
| Indiana | 2,155 | $36,315 | $8,681 | 4.2× |
| Mississippi | 1,398 | $35,661 | $7,986 | 4.5× |
| Kentucky | 1,561 | $35,524 | $7,958 | 4.5× |
| Wisconsin | 1,845 | $34,158 | $8,925 | 3.8× |
| Delaware | 404 | $34,093 | $9,700 | 3.5× |
| Ohio | 3,183 | $34,039 | $8,621 | 3.9× |
| West Virginia | 768 | $33,910 | $8,525 | 4× |
| Oregon | 934 | $33,395 | $10,715 | 3.1× |
| North Carolina | 2,468 | $33,328 | $9,375 | 3.6× |
| Rhode Island | 217 | $33,268 | $10,703 | 3.1× |
| Utah | 820 | $32,567 | $9,393 | 3.5× |
| Nebraska | 692 | $32,494 | $8,647 | 3.8× |
| Minnesota | 1,492 | $31,619 | $9,449 | 3.3× |
| Maine | 330 | $31,445 | $10,386 | 3× |
| Arkansas | 1,105 | $31,153 | $7,812 | 4× |
| Vermont | 251 | $30,180 | $7,340 | 4.1× |
| Michigan | 2,485 | $29,364 | $9,354 | 3.1× |
| Iowa | 1,033 | $28,872 | $8,049 | 3.6× |
| North Dakota | 294 | $24,628 | $8,627 | 2.9× |
| Massachusetts | 2,699 | $24,420 | $10,272 | 2.4× |
| Montana | 464 | $23,658 | $8,589 | 2.8× |
| Maryland | 3,157 | $14,613 | $13,259 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton, NJ · 18 stays | $395,405 | $13,640 |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington, NJ · 27 stays | $319,764 | $10,199 |
| Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center Bayonne, NJ · 17 stays | $270,873 | $13,096 |
| Doctors Medical Center Modesto, CA · 57 stays | $209,467 | $11,142 |
| Regional Medical Center of San Jose San Jose, CA · 53 stays | $209,079 | $12,670 |
| Valley Hospital Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · 42 stays | $195,854 | $11,216 |
| UCLA West Valley Medical Center West Hills, CA · 39 stays | $179,781 | $11,005 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 130 stays | $179,424 | $19,622 |
| San Ramon Regional Medical Center San Ramon, CA · 39 stays | $178,888 | $11,119 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose, CA · 99 stays | $175,543 | $14,409 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation Tuba City, AZ · 26 stays | $9,135 | $13,582 |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Columbia, MD · 118 stays | $9,965 | $9,167 |
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · 149 stays | $11,239 | $10,432 |
| Starr County Memorial Hospital Rio Grande City, TX · 11 stays | $11,246 | $11,000 |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD · 66 stays | $11,261 | $10,360 |
| Ascension St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI · 13 stays | $11,856 | $9,002 |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · 24 stays | $11,908 | $10,698 |
| University of MD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD · 131 stays | $12,131 | $10,960 |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA · 50 stays | $12,251 | $8,909 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN · 11 stays | $12,354 | $8,488 |
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.