DRG 872 · Infection & Sepsis

Sepsis Cost in Oregon — Compare All Hospitals

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

State average
$32,266
gross charge · DRG 872
Hospitals
11
with published pricing
Price range
$26,443 – $38,380
low to high
Lowest $26,443 Highest $38,380

11 Oregon hospitals list a gross charge for sepsis under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $26,443 to $38,380. The cheapest is Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay; the most expensive is Lower Umpqua Hospital in Reedsport. The state average sits at $32,266.

What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. 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. Oregon 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

    Bay Area Hospital

    Coos Bay, OR

    Gross charge $26,443
    Cash pay $19,832
  2. 2

    Sky Lakes Medical Center

    Klamath Falls, OR

    Gross charge $26,947
  3. 3
    Gross charge $27,690
    Cash pay $17,998
  4. 4

    McKenzie Medical Center - Springfield

    Springfield, OR

    Gross charge $29,091
    Cash pay $17,455
  5. 5

    Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario

    Ontario, OR

    Gross charge $30,061
    Cash pay $19,540
  6. 6
    Gross charge $32,453
  7. 7

    Willamette Valley Medical Center

    Mcminnville, OR

    Gross charge $34,634
    Cash pay $13,854
  8. 8

    St. Charles Bend

    Bend, OR

    Gross charge $36,268
    Cash pay $29,014
  9. 9

    St. Charles Madras

    Madras, OR

    Gross charge $36,268
    Cash pay $29,014
  10. 10

    Adventist Health Portland

    Portland, OR

    Gross charge $36,696
    Cash pay $11,743
  11. 11

    Lower Umpqua Hospital

    Reedsport, OR

    Gross charge $38,380
    Cash pay $20,725
  12. 12

    Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

    Portland, OR

    Gross charge
  13. 13

    Mercy Medical Center

    Roseburg, OR

    Gross charge
  14. 14

    Providence Newberg Medical Center

    Newberg, OR

    Gross charge
  15. 15

    Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center

    Oregon City, OR

    Gross charge
  16. 16
    Gross charge
  17. 17
    Gross charge
  18. 18

    Providence Milwaukie Hospital

    Milwaukie, OR

    Gross charge
  19. 19
    Gross charge
  20. 20

    Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital

    Hood River, OR

    Gross charge

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