Sepsis Cost in Texas — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) without major complications.
State average
$39,175
gross charge · DRG 872
Hospitals
32
with published pricing
Price range
$6,760 – $61,880
low to high
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.
- Sepsis admissions aren't shoppable in real time — the nearest hospital is typically the right call during an acute episode. This page is more useful for chronic-condition planning or evaluating where care was delivered.
- For elderly patients or those with chronic disease, the hospital with the best SEP-1 compliance score may be worth additional travel time when distances are comparable.
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:
- During acute illness: skip this list and call 911. Sepsis worsens by the hour.
- After discharge: what outpatient antibiotic continuation is needed? Is it covered?
- Is post-sepsis rehab or follow-up recommended? Where will it happen?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance
Edinburg, TX
Gross charge $6,760Medicare pays (avg) $8,825 - 2
Starr County Memorial Hospital
Rio Grande City, TX
Gross charge $10,403Medicare pays (avg) $9,664 - 3
Sweeny Community Hospital
Sweeny, TX
Gross charge $11,837Cash pay $7,102 - 4
Yoakum Community Hospital
Yoakum, TX
Gross charge $12,789Cash pay $8,313 - 5
Comanche County Medical Center
Comanche, TX
Gross charge $14,488Cash pay $9,417 - 6
Memorial Medical Center
Port Lavaca, TX
Gross charge $17,412Cash pay $12,189 - 7
Electra Memorial Hospital
Electra, TX
Gross charge $18,483Cash pay $12,938 - 8
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
Seguin, TX
Gross charge $19,949 - 9
Oakbend Medical Center
Richmond, TX
Gross charge $23,686Cash pay $4,737 - 10
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center
Sherman, TX
Gross charge $25,744Cash pay $7,723Medicare pays (avg) $6,594 - 11
Paris Regional Health
Paris, TX
Gross charge $33,051Cash pay $11,568Medicare pays (avg) $6,162 - 12Gross charge $34,178Cash pay $18,305Medicare pays (avg) $9,924
- 13
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Big Spring, TX
Gross charge $34,499Cash pay $6,900 - 14
Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Alpine, TX
Gross charge $34,499Cash pay $6,900 - 15
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland, TX
Gross charge $39,718Cash pay $9,929Medicare pays (avg) $7,892 - 16
United Regional Health Care System
Wichita Falls, TX
Gross charge $41,553Cash pay $39,475Medicare pays (avg) $7,076 - 17
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $47,804Cash pay $23,902Medicare pays (avg) $10,065 - 18
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Richardson, TX
Gross charge $47,804Cash pay $23,902Medicare pays (avg) $6,582 - 19
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $47,804Cash pay $23,902Medicare pays (avg) $7,685 - 20
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Mansfield, TX
Gross charge $47,804Cash pay $23,902Medicare pays (avg) $6,379 - 21
Methodist Southlake Medical Center
Southlake, TX
Gross charge $47,804Cash pay $23,902 - 22
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center
Midlothian, TX
Gross charge $47,804Cash pay $23,902Medicare pays (avg) $5,152 - 23
Methodist Celina Medical Center
Celina, TX
Gross charge $47,804Cash pay $23,902 - 24
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, TX
Gross charge $51,253Cash pay $20,501Medicare pays (avg) $47,160 - 25
Baptist Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont, TX
Gross charge $57,131Cash pay $7,427Medicare pays (avg) $7,955 - 26
Elite Hospital Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
Gross charge $60,251Cash pay $30,126 - 27
UT Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, TX
Gross charge $61,880Cash pay $6,188 - 28
UT Health Carthage
Carthage, TX
Gross charge $61,880Cash pay $6,188 - 29
Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital
Athens, TX
Gross charge $61,880Cash pay $6,188Medicare pays (avg) $7,041 - 30
UT Health Henderson
Henderson, TX
Gross charge $61,880Cash pay $6,188 - 31
UT Health Pittsburg
Pittsburg, TX
Gross charge $61,880Cash pay $6,188 - 32
UT Health Quitman
Quitman, TX
Gross charge $61,880Cash pay $6,188 - 33Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,407
- 34
University Medical Center of El Paso
El Paso, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,482 - 35
Laredo Medical Center (Acute Care)
Laredo, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,340 - 36
Covenant Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,687 - 37
Ascension Providence Hospital
Waco, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,170 - 38Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,564
- 39
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Temple, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,979 - 40
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,914 - 41
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital - Lake Jackson, TX
Lake Jackson, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,372 - 42
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving
Irving, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,893 - 43
Medical City North Hills
North Richland Hills, TX
Gross charge — - 44
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (Acute Care)
Pasadena, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,090 - 45Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,760
- 46Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,642
- 47
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,362 - 48
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,155 - 49Gross charge —
- 50
Grace Surgical Hospital
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 51
Methodist Hospital Atascosa
Jourdanton, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,887 - 52
Medical City Weatherford
Weatherford, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,124 - 53
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Amarillo, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,723 - 54
University Health University Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,513 - 55
HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe
Conroe, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,762 - 56
Hendrick Medical Center
Abilene, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,586 - 57
Faith Community Hospital
Jacksboro, TX
Gross charge — - 58
Harris Health
Houston, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $122,325 - 59
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,007 - 60
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,466 - 61
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Uptown
Dallas, TX
Gross charge — - 62
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,146 - 63
Navarro Regional Hospital
Corsicana, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,098 - 64
Matagorda Regional Medical Center
Bay City, TX
Gross charge — - 65
Woodland Heights Medical Center
Lufkin, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,941 - 66
Covenant Hospital Plainview
Plainview, TX
Gross charge — - 67
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine
Grapevine, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,393 - 68
Shannon Medical Center
San Angelo, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,467 - 69
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
Brownwood, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,087 - 70
Lake Granbury Medical Center
Granbury, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,165 - 71
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,997 - 72
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest
Houston, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,796 - 73
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
Laredo, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,860 - 74
Freestone Medical Center
Fairfield, TX
Gross charge — - 75
Medical City Lewisville (Acute Care)
Lewisville, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,776 - 76Gross charge —
- 77
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball
Tomball, TX
Gross charge — - 78
Womans Hospital of Texas,the
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 79
Medical City Arlington
Arlington, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,450 - 80
Dallas Regional Medical Center
Mesquite, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,206 - 81
Longview Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Longview, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,221 - 82
Rio Grande Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Mcallen, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,850 - 83
St David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,819 - 84Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,765
- 85
Covenant Hospital Levelland
Levelland, TX
Gross charge — - 86
Corpus Christi Medical Center,the
Corpus Christi, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,235 - 87
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Houston, TX
Gross charge — - 88
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 89
Medical City Las Colinas
Irving, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,817 - 90
Physicians Centre,the
Bryan, TX
Gross charge — - 91Gross charge —
- 92
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco
Frisco, TX
Gross charge — - 93
Harlingen Medical Center
Harlingen, TX
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,687Medicare pays (avg) $6,234 - 94
South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 95
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital
The Woodlands, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,407 - 96
BSW Texas Spine & Joint Hospital
Tyler, TX
Gross charge — - 97
Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,650 - 98
Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital
Austin, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,811 - 99Gross charge —
- 100
Usmd Hospital at Arlington L P
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 101
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas
Irving, TX
Gross charge — - 102
Lubbock Heart Surgery
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge — - 103
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge — - 104
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club
Trophy Club, TX
Gross charge — - 105Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,398
- 106Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,922
- 107Gross charge —
- 108
San Antonio VA Medical Center (va South Texas Healthcare System)
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge — - 109
Medina Regional Hospital
Hondo, TX
Gross charge — - 110
Coon Memorial Hospital
Dalhart, TX
Gross charge — - 111
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes
Burnet, TX
Gross charge — - 112
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis
Luling, TX
Gross charge — - 113
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor
Taylor, TX
Gross charge — - 114
Mid Coast Medical Center - Central
Llano, TX
Gross charge — - 115
Pampa Regional Medical Center
Pampa, TX
Gross charge — - 116
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
Gross charge — - 117Gross charge —
- 118
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,599 - 119
Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital
Round Rock, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,440 - 120
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital
Cedar Park, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,645 - 121
North Central Surgical Center Hospital
Dallas, TX
Gross charge — - 122
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital
Sugar Land, TX
Gross charge — - 123
Ascension Seton Hays
Kyle, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,764 - 124Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,142
- 125
Baylor Scott and White Orthopedic and Spine Hospi
Arlington, TX
Gross charge — - 126
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage
Houston, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,925 - 127Gross charge —
- 128
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney
Mc Kinney, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,521 - 129
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station
College Station, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,508 - 130
Medical City Alliance
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,402 - 131
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls
Marble Falls, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,047 - 132
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville (Building 1)
Pflugerville, TX
Gross charge — - 133Gross charge —
- 134
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin
Austin, TX
Gross charge — - 135
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield
Mansfield, TX
Gross charge — - 136
Jps Health Network
Fort Worth, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $38,173 - 137
North Texas Medical Center
Gainesville, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,317 - 138
South Texas Health System
Edinburg, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,834 - 139
Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital
Jasper, TX
Gross charge — - 140
Medical City Denton
Denton, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,462 - 141
HCA Houston Healthcare West
Houston, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,204 - 142
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,710 - 143
University Medical Center
Lubbock, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,917 - 144
Palestine Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palestine, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,975 - 145
Ennis Regional Medical Center
Ennis, TX
Gross charge — - 146
Mc Camey Hospital
Mccamey, TX
Gross charge — - 147
Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,401 - 148
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
Pearland, TX
Gross charge — - 149
The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City Campus
Horizon City, TX
Gross charge — - 150
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
Cypress, TX
Gross charge — - 151Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,122
- 152
CHRISTUS Outpatient Pavilion St. Elizabeth
Beaumont, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,529 - 153
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,331 - 154
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville
Beeville, TX
Gross charge — - 155
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler
Tyler, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,605 - 156
DeTar Hospital Navarro
Victoria, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,174 - 157
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Kleberg
Kingsville, TX
Gross charge — - 158Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,323
- 159
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs (Acute Care)
Sulphur Springs, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,744 - 160
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,766 - 161
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos
San Marcos, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,214 - 162
St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Livingston, TX
Livingston, TX
Gross charge — - 163
Christus St Michael Health System (Acute Care)
Texarkana, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,554 - 164
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Alice
Alice, TX
Gross charge — - 165
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro
Winnsboro, TX
Gross charge — - 166Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,885
- 167
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak
San Antonio, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,593 - 168Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,876
- 169
Christus Mother Frances Hospital- Jacksonville
Jacksonville, TX
Gross charge — - 170
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
The Woodlands, TX
Gross charge — - 171
Texas Health Hospital Frisco
Frisco, TX
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,735
32 Texas hospitals publish gross charges for sepsis (DRG 872). Prices range from $6,760 to $61,880 — roughly $55,120 apart. The cheapest is Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance in Edinburg; the most expensive is UT Health Quitman in Quitman. The state average sits at $39,175.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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. Texas 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.