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Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours without major complications in Vermont

What 6 hospitals in Vermont charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours without major complications (DRG 872), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 872 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $30,180 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $7,340 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $5,339 Average per stay
State rank #1 of 50 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Vermont billed an average of $30,180 for septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours without major complications, about 4.1 times the average total payment of $7,340. That payment is 27% below the U.S. average of $10,085.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $7,340Billed $30,180

About 24¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Vermont billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Vermont:

Vermont hospitals: septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours without major complications

Every Vermont hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Fletcher Allen Hospital of VermontBurlington 63 $36,535 $7,878 $4,432
Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland 56 $36,553 $5,182 $3,862
Central Vermont Medical CenterGraniteville-East Barre 39 $25,442 $6,204 $3,672
Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro 33 $28,958 $7,553 $6,341
Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington 30 $24,831 $7,040 $5,716
Northwestern Medical CenterSt Albans 30 $17,790 $11,778 $10,690
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Lowest and highest payments in Vermont

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland, VT$5,182
Central Vermont Medical CenterGraniteville-East Barre, VT$6,204
Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington, VT$7,040
Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VT$7,553
Fletcher Allen Hospital of VermontBurlington, VT$7,878

Highest

Northwestern Medical CenterSt Albans, VT$11,778
Fletcher Allen Hospital of VermontBurlington, VT$7,878
Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VT$7,553
Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington, VT$7,040
Central Vermont Medical CenterGraniteville-East Barre, VT$6,204

Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours without major complications in other states

Questions

How much does septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours without major complications cost in Vermont?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours without major complications (DRG 872) at 6 hospitals in Vermont was billed at $30,180 on average, while the average total payment was $7,340, of which Medicare paid $5,339. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Vermont, average charges were 4.1 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.