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Cellulitis with MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $13,872 per stay at 589 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $10,990 and $15,105.

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $13,872
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $10,990–$15,105
Medicare’s share: $11,35182% of the payment
Average billed charge: $63,196
Hospitals reporting: 58910,980 stays

Hospitals in North Carolina

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Average payment across these 21 hospitals: $13,673National $13,872 · North Carolina $13,673
Median hospital: $12,477
Lowest to highest: $9,920–$21,783
Medicare stays: 371

21 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Cellulitis with MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · CCN 340173	11	$9,920	28% below the national average	$8,882	$42,970
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	29	$10,047	28% below the national average	$8,912	$24,133
Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · CCN 340090	11	$10,047	28% below the national average	$9,157	$34,995
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · CCN 340115	21	$11,084	20% below the national average	$8,198	$51,665
Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · CCN 340021	15	$11,231	19% below the national average	$9,928	$39,840
Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · CCN 340130	11	$11,423	18% below the national average	$10,105	$43,339
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	11	$11,528	17% below the national average	$10,097	$62,797
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340053	16	$11,696	16% below the national average	$10,405	$43,054
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	18	$11,756	15% below the national average	$10,389	$52,881
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · CCN 340001	15	$12,232	12% below the national average	$9,480	$55,526
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · CCN 340131	21	$12,477	10% below the national average	$10,729	$33,772
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · CCN 340141	29	$12,785	About average	$10,891	$35,577
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · CCN 340028	20	$12,848	About average	$11,757	$33,505
Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · CCN 340091	15	$13,055	About average	$11,175	$28,666
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · CCN 340069	23	$13,102	About average	$11,546	$36,313
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	15	$14,031	About average	$7,734	$65,500
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	13	$15,608	13% above the national average	$10,211	$27,071
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113	29	$16,990	22% above the national average	$11,756	$46,209
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	15	$21,177	53% above the national average	$12,841	$63,201
Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340030	19	$21,592	56% above the national average	$13,214	$46,975
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	14	$21,783	57% above the national average	$12,682	$41,285

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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2020: 12,250 stays at 675 hospitals · 2021: 11,347 stays at 615 hospitals · 2022: 11,876 stays at 643 hospitals · 2023: 11,518 stays at 624 hospitals · 2024: 10,980 stays at 589 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Cellulitis with MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$12K	$49K
2021	$12K	$54K
2022	$13K	$57K
2023	$13K	$59K
2024	$14K	$63K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Cellulitis with MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Arkansas	7	89	$9,981	$9,508–$10,433
Mississippi	7	101	$10,326	$10,082–$10,766
Idaho	2	24	$10,569	$10,375–$10,708
New Hampshire	4	47	$11,111	$10,846–$11,500
Indiana	14	255	$11,131	$10,290–$11,574
Louisiana	5	81	$11,148	$9,857–$11,632
New Mexico	1	25	$11,281	$11,281–$11,281
Montana	1	11	$11,374	$11,374–$11,374
Kentucky	8	149	$11,398	$9,804–$10,445
Nebraska	3	65	$11,630	$10,781–$13,182
Iowa	4	62	$11,727	$10,296–$12,616
Florida	46	1,003	$11,750	$10,284–$12,201
West Virginia	8	108	$11,750	$9,958–$12,849
Missouri	15	293	$11,899	$10,159–$12,907
Tennessee	9	161	$11,927	$10,127–$12,407
Oklahoma	7	111	$12,122	$10,692–$12,910
Ohio	25	390	$12,147	$10,232–$13,299
Arizona	13	207	$12,496	$10,762–$11,868
Texas	33	602	$12,515	$10,937–$13,492
Virginia	20	354	$12,536	$10,308–$13,145
Michigan	15	286	$12,684	$12,447–$13,608
South Carolina	7	114	$12,704	$10,674–$14,272
Illinois	37	736	$12,759	$10,878–$13,392
Pennsylvania	26	415	$13,057	$11,068–$13,691
Nevada	5	106	$13,124	$12,019–$14,163
Delaware	3	92	$13,296	$12,000–$13,307
South Dakota	3	48	$13,443	$12,692–$13,728
North Carolina	21	371	$13,673	$11,423–$14,031
North Dakota	3	46	$13,734	$12,234–$14,359
Alabama	3	39	$13,741	$10,748–$16,089
Minnesota	10	163	$13,744	$11,128–$15,344
Kansas	3	52	$13,974	$9,608–$14,024
Washington	7	106	$14,171	$12,548–$14,901
New Jersey	28	581	$14,202	$12,226–$14,409
Oregon	2	30	$14,237	$14,121–$14,287
Maine	2	38	$14,241	$13,994–$14,849
Wisconsin	7	106	$14,410	$12,074–$16,250
Massachusetts	28	598	$14,423	$12,192–$15,366
Georgia	12	200	$14,742	$12,601–$17,496
Colorado	3	42	$14,837	$11,528–$16,022
Rhode Island	2	31	$15,271	$14,373–$17,023
Connecticut	7	149	$16,053	$13,547–$16,353
California	63	1,208	$16,415	$14,142–$16,913
District of Columbia	3	40	$17,674	$14,598–$20,844
New York	40	950	$18,269	$13,608–$18,836
Hawaii	3	54	$18,671	$17,254–$21,423
Maryland	13	230	$18,810	$14,132–$21,727
Alaska	1	11	$26,475	$26,475–$26,475

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.