Sepsis Cost in Iowa — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) with major complications — a life-threatening immune response to infection.
State average
$26,553
gross charge · DRG 871
Hospitals
42
with published pricing
Price range
$9,483 – $71,447
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Audubon County Memorial Hospital
Audubon, IA
Gross charge $9,483 - 2
Myrtue Medical Center
Harlan, IA
Gross charge $9,958Cash pay $5,776 - 3
Manning Regional Healthcare Center
Manning, IA
Gross charge $10,450Cash pay $7,419 - 4
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic, IA
Gross charge $11,237Cash pay $7,866 - 5
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
Belmond, IA
Gross charge $12,093Cash pay $7,256 - 6
Burgess Health Center
Onawa, IA
Gross charge $12,363Cash pay $9,890 - 7
Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS)
Orange City, IA
Gross charge $12,371Cash pay $9,897 - 8
Wayne County Hospital
Corydon, IA
Gross charge $12,744 - 9
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $12,833Cash pay $8,983 - 10
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Osage, IA
Gross charge $13,921Cash pay $12,529 - 11
Washington County Hospital and Clinics
Washington, IA
Gross charge $14,200Cash pay $10,650 - 12
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $14,980Cash pay $8,988 - 13
Winnmed
Decorah, IA
Gross charge $14,982Cash pay $10,487 - 14
Boone County Hospital
Boone, IA
Gross charge $16,205Cash pay $12,964 - 15
Mahaska Health
Oskaloosa, IA
Gross charge $17,918Cash pay $15,231 - 16
Madison County Health Care System
Winterset, IA
Gross charge $19,898Cash pay $15,918 - 17
Jefferson County Health Center
Fairfield, IA
Gross charge $20,876Cash pay $12,526 - 18
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton, IA
Gross charge $22,295Cash pay $17,836 - 19
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
Cherokee, IA
Gross charge $23,615Cash pay $18,892 - 20
St Anthony Regional Hospital
Carroll, IA
Gross charge $24,692 - 21
Davis County Hospital & Clinics
Bloomfield, IA
Gross charge $25,992 - 22
Spencer Municipal Hospital
Spencer, IA
Gross charge $26,699Cash pay $20,024Medicare pays (avg) $14,968 - 23
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $27,853Cash pay $11,141 - 24
Waverly Health Center
Waverly, IA
Gross charge $29,467Cash pay $15,323 - 25
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158Medicare pays (avg) $12,729 - 26
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158Medicare pays (avg) $12,108 - 27
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158Medicare pays (avg) $13,473 - 28
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158Medicare pays (avg) $12,272 - 29
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158Medicare pays (avg) $11,694 - 30
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158Medicare pays (avg) $15,362 - 31
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158Medicare pays (avg) $12,686 - 32
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 33
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 34
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 35
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 36
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 37
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 38
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 39
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 40
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $23,158 - 41
Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care)
Ottumwa, IA
Gross charge $56,594Cash pay $22,637Medicare pays (avg) $15,467 - 42
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $71,447Cash pay $46,441Medicare pays (avg) $11,526 - 43
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital
Marshalltown, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,091 - 44
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,032 - 45
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,836 - 46
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,794 - 47
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Iowa City, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,057 - 48
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,428 - 49
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,006 - 50
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Hospital
Bettendorf, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,547 - 51
Allen Hospital
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,077 - 52
Finley Hospital
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,923 - 53
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,726 - 54
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center, IA
Gross charge — - 55
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning, IA
Gross charge — - 56Gross charge —
- 57
Chi Health Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley, IA
Gross charge — - 58
Clarke County Hospital
Osceola, IA
Gross charge — - 59
Henry County Health Center
Mount Pleasant, IA
Gross charge — - 60
St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,923 - 61
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner, IA
Gross charge — - 62
Sioux Center Health
Sioux Center, IA
Gross charge — - 63
Avera Holy Family Hospital
Estherville, IA
Gross charge —
Iowa hospitals price sepsis (Medicare DRG 871) anywhere from $9,483 to $71,447 — a $61,964 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon; the most expensive is Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care) in Cedar Rapids. The state average sits at $26,553.
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. Iowa hospitals missing from the list either don't perform sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 871 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.