Sepsis in Colorado
MS-DRG 872: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc
$55,800typical hospital bill
$9,268typical amount paid
$7,401–$16,639range paid across 33 hospitals
Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $55,800 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.