Sepsis, with major complications in Utah
MS-DRG 871: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc
$54,487typical hospital bill
$14,687typical amount paid
$11,844–$23,128range paid across 29 hospitals
Utah hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,487 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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.