Sepsis in Iowa
MS-DRG 872: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc
$25,230typical hospital bill
$7,941typical amount paid
$6,576–$12,311range paid across 26 hospitals
Iowa hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,230 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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.