Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours in Alabama
MS-DRG 870: Septicemia or severe sepsis with mv >96 hours
$245,170typical hospital bill
$47,518typical amount paid
$32,575–$88,843range paid across 19 hospitals
Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $245,170 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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.