Sepsis Cost in Wisconsin — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) without major complications.
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
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Amery, WI
Gross charge $15,038Cash pay $7,841 - 2
Hudson Hospital
Hudson, WI
Gross charge $15,038Cash pay $7,841 - 3
Westfields Hospital and Clinic
New Richmond, WI
Gross charge $15,038Cash pay $7,841 - 4
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Tomah, WI
Gross charge $17,581Cash pay $10,109 - 5
Crossing Rivers Health
Prairie Du Chien, WI
Gross charge $20,124 - 6
Stoughton Health
Stoughton, WI
Gross charge $33,381Cash pay $18,359 - 7
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster, WI
Gross charge $34,054Cash pay $22,135 - 8
Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,706 - 9
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital
Appleton, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,389 - 10
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
Rice Lake, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,064 - 11
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Rhinelander, WI
Gross charge — - 12
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County
Two Rivers, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,727 - 13
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
Sheboygan, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,234 - 14
Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield
Marshfield, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,283 - 15
Aurora Medical Center Washington County
Hartford, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,381 - 16Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,284
- 17
Aurora Medical Center Burlington
Burlington, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,594 - 18
Mercy Health System Corp
Janesville, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,514 - 19
Fort Memorial Hospital
Fort Atkinson, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,023 - 20
Ascension St. Francis Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 21
Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Madison, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,222 - 22
Sauk Prairie Hospital
Prairie Du Sac, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,003 - 23Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,395
- 24
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
Elkhorn, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,978 - 25
Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital
Manitowoc, WI
Gross charge — - 26
Mile Bluff Medical Center
Mauston, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,169 - 27
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
Marinette, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,030 - 28
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,373 - 29
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,239 - 30
Aurora West Allis Medical Center
West Allis, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,046 - 31
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,613 - 32
Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha
Kenosha, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,983 - 33
Aurora Baycare Medical Center
Green Bay, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,210 - 34
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin
Glendale, WI
Gross charge — - 35
OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
Altoona, WI
Gross charge — - 36
Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,391 - 37
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston
Weston, WI
Gross charge — - 38
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
Franklin, WI
Gross charge — - 39
Aurora Medical Center Summit
Summit, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,023 - 40
Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Grafton, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,606 - 41
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
Gross charge — - 42
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
Minocqua, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,348 - 43
Ascension Wisconsin Hospital - Menomonee Falls
Menomonee Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 44Gross charge —
- 45
Ascension Calumet Hospital
Chilton, WI
Gross charge — - 46
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville
Neillsville, WI
Gross charge — - 47
Flambeau Hospital
Park Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 48
Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith
Ladysmith, WI
Gross charge — - 49
Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital-Superior
Superior, WI
Gross charge — - 50
Richland Hospital
Richland Center, WI
Gross charge — - 51
Western Wisconsin Health
Baldwin, WI
Gross charge — - 52
River Falls Area Hospital
River Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 53
Upland Hills Health Hospital & Clinics
Dodgeville, WI
Gross charge — - 54
Southwest Health Center
Platteville, WI
Gross charge — - 55
Bellin Hospital
Green Bay, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,637 - 56
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac
Fond Du Lac, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,288 - 57
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital
Waupun, WI
Gross charge — - 58
Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus, WI
Gross charge — - 59
Froedtert West Bend Hospital
West Bend, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,840 - 60
Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin
New Berlin, WI
Gross charge —
7 Wisconsin hospitals publish gross charges for sepsis (DRG 872). Prices range from $15,038 to $34,054 — roughly $19,016 apart. The cheapest is Amery Hospital & Clinic in Amery; the most expensive is Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. The state average sits at $21,465.
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. Wisconsin 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.