DRG 872 · Infection & Sepsis

Sepsis Cost in Idaho — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) without major complications.

State average
$25,344
gross charge · DRG 872
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$9,931 – $42,353
low to high
Lowest $9,931 Highest $42,353

Idaho hospitals price sepsis (Medicare DRG 872) anywhere from $9,931 to $42,353 — a $32,421 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint; the most expensive is Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. The state average sits at $25,344.

Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists sepsis at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent sepsis admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Idaho hospitals missing from the list either don't perform sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 872 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

What this hospital charge usually covers

The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for sepsis. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 5–7 days):

Included in the hospital bill

  • Emergency department evaluation and sepsis workup
  • Inpatient room and continuous monitoring
  • IV antibiotics and fluids (often broad-spectrum until culture results return)
  • Blood cultures, lactate, and serial labs
  • Source-control procedures if needed (drainage, etc.)

Usually billed separately

  • Hospitalist, infectious-disease, and any specialty consultant fees
  • Outpatient antibiotics after discharge
  • Home health for any IV antibiotic continuation
  • Long-term rehab if sepsis caused weakness

Quality signals to check before picking a hospital

Price alone won't tell you which hospital does sepsis best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:

Sepsis Care Bundle (SEP-1)

The headline sepsis metric — measures how often hospitals deliver evidence-based sepsis care within strict time windows (antibiotics, fluids, repeat lactate).

Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle

For the sickest sepsis patients, faster bundle completion saves lives.

Hospital-wide Mortality

Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death. A hospital with strong overall mortality numbers is usually doing the right things for sepsis.

C. diff Infection Ratio

Sepsis treatment requires broad-spectrum antibiotics, which raises C. diff risk. Hospitals with low SIR control this better.

When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit

The list below sorts by price. For sepsis, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.

Questions to ask your hospital or insurer

The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Bonner General Hospital

    Sandpoint, ID

    Gross charge $9,931
    Cash pay $7,945
  2. 2

    Gritman Medical Center

    Moscow, ID

    Gross charge $13,341
    Cash pay $11,340
  3. 3

    Boundary Community Hospital

    Bonners Ferry, ID

    Gross charge $13,696
    Cash pay $10,957
  4. 4
    Gross charge $16,069
    Cash pay $12,052
  5. 5

    Benewah Community Hospital

    Saint Maries, ID

    Gross charge $19,071
    Cash pay $17,164
  6. 6

    St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center

    Twin Falls, ID

    Gross charge $29,719
  7. 7

    St. Luke's Boise Medical Center

    Boise, ID

    Gross charge $29,719
  8. 8

    St. Luke's Nampa Medical Center

    Nampa, ID

    Gross charge $29,719
  9. 9
    Gross charge $29,719
  10. 10
    Gross charge $29,719
  11. 11
    Gross charge $29,719
  12. 12
    Gross charge $29,719
  13. 13

    Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa

    Nampa, ID

    Gross charge $32,323
    Cash pay $21,010
  14. 14

    Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

    Boise, ID

    Gross charge $42,353
    Cash pay $27,529

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