Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours in Virginia
MS-DRG 870: Septicemia or severe sepsis with mv >96 hours
$232,099typical hospital bill
$51,885typical amount paid
$42,235–$115,297range paid across 22 hospitals
Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $232,099 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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.