Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 603
Cellulitis without MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $8,642 per stay at 1,685 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,986 and $9,383.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $8,642
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,986–$9,383
- Medicare’s share
- $6,446
- Average billed charge
- $37,743
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,685
Compare hospitals
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
1,685 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Vermont Medical Center | 15 | $3,968 | 54% below the national average | $1,753 | $23,500 |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | 19 | $4,709 | 46% below the national average | $3,153 | $16,841 |
| Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC | 12 | $5,098 | 41% below the national average | $3,545 | $12,337 |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC | 13 | $5,447 | 37% below the national average | $4,192 | $12,668 |
| Acadian Medical Center | 11 | $5,464 | 37% below the national average | $4,129 | $31,644 |
| Boone Hospital Center | 24 | $5,508 | 36% below the national average | $4,420 | $19,753 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | 14 | $5,529 | 36% below the national average | $4,014 | $30,976 |
| Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | 16 | $5,537 | 36% below the national average | $4,211 | $24,868 |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital | 15 | $5,542 | 36% below the national average | $4,264 | $22,111 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | 25 | $5,556 | 36% below the national average | $4,023 | $17,072 |
| Saint Luke's South Hospital | 38 | $5,561 | 36% below the national average | $4,316 | $46,995 |
| Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks | 11 | $5,564 | 36% below the national average | $4,229 | $57,021 |
| Roper Hospital | 20 | $5,637 | 35% below the national average | $4,121 | $24,275 |
| Lake Health | 39 | $5,642 | 35% below the national average | $4,138 | $21,339 |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | 52 | $5,657 | 35% below the national average | $4,433 | $54,675 |
| St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend | 12 | $5,680 | 34% below the national average | $4,456 | $26,544 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | 88 | $5,683 | 34% below the national average | $4,322 | $29,266 |
| Williamson Medical Center | 32 | $5,700 | 34% below the national average | $3,932 | $18,209 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 35 | $5,705 | 34% below the national average | $4,181 | $24,672 |
| Belton Regional Medical Center | 11 | $5,708 | 34% below the national average | $4,298 | $56,294 |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc | 12 | $5,736 | 34% below the national average | $4,218 | $13,982 |
| Baxter Health | 15 | $5,738 | 34% below the national average | $4,215 | $11,879 |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | 61 | $5,750 | 33% below the national average | $4,412 | $32,412 |
| Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital | 11 | $5,764 | 33% below the national average | $4,132 | $21,956 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall | 18 | $5,773 | 33% below the national average | $4,322 | $26,011 |
| National Park Medical Center | 12 | $5,794 | 33% below the national average | $4,434 | $66,449 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 58 | $5,803 | 33% below the national average | $4,640 | $29,746 |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | 12 | $5,813 | 33% below the national average | $4,453 | $33,672 |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital | 20 | $5,815 | 33% below the national average | $4,211 | $60,442 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | 28 | $5,822 | 33% below the national average | $4,234 | $13,293 |
| Bellevue Medical Center | 18 | $5,828 | 33% below the national average | $4,378 | $22,667 |
| St Clair Hospital | 17 | $5,836 | 32% below the national average | $4,588 | $16,275 |
| WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 57 | $5,840 | 32% below the national average | $4,581 | $22,919 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | 77 | $5,841 | 32% below the national average | $4,558 | $38,880 |
| Kearney Regional Medical Center | 19 | $5,857 | 32% below the national average | $4,121 | $21,784 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 62 | $5,860 | 32% below the national average | $4,339 | $23,112 |
| Rutland Regional Medical Center | 26 | $5,862 | 32% below the national average | $2,699 | $23,710 |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center | 16 | $5,867 | 32% below the national average | $4,541 | $22,788 |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley | 22 | $5,867 | 32% below the national average | $4,383 | $10,847 |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | 16 | $5,868 | 32% below the national average | $4,440 | $82,736 |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 37 | $5,874 | 32% below the national average | $4,626 | $28,248 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 51 | $5,875 | 32% below the national average | $4,422 | $23,391 |
| North Oaks Medical Center | 19 | $5,876 | 32% below the national average | $4,326 | $63,872 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | 20 | $5,884 | 32% below the national average | $4,317 | $25,931 |
| Parma Community General Hospital | 47 | $5,889 | 32% below the national average | $3,969 | $24,064 |
| Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | 27 | $5,893 | 32% below the national average | $4,563 | $43,821 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 112 | $5,900 | 32% below the national average | $4,647 | $28,278 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | 26 | $5,904 | 32% below the national average | $4,645 | $19,686 |
| Pelham Medical Center | 16 | $5,905 | 32% below the national average | $3,664 | $25,069 |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital | 19 | $5,913 | 32% below the national average | $4,796 | $78,721 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7,298 | $30K |
| 2021 | $7,607 | $32K |
| 2022 | $7,831 | $35K |
| 2023 | $8,295 | $36K |
| 2024 | $8,642 | $38K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 128 | $6,548 | $4,997–$7,504 |
| Arkansas | 20 | 436 | $6,659 | $6,261–$6,777 |
| Kentucky | 22 | 655 | $6,856 | $6,368–$7,310 |
| Louisiana | 20 | 629 | $6,869 | $5,882–$6,999 |
| Iowa | 16 | 425 | $6,926 | $6,322–$7,123 |
| Mississippi | 17 | 384 | $7,065 | $6,264–$7,704 |
| West Virginia | 16 | 485 | $7,100 | $6,494–$7,704 |
| Kansas | 14 | 396 | $7,144 | $6,387–$7,580 |
| Montana | 5 | 111 | $7,297 | $7,051–$7,516 |
| Missouri | 42 | 1,265 | $7,424 | $6,658–$7,757 |
| Alabama | 32 | 691 | $7,433 | $6,666–$7,464 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 128 | $7,443 | $7,029–$7,722 |
| Indiana | 43 | 1,109 | $7,444 | $6,970–$7,625 |
| Tennessee | 34 | 889 | $7,489 | $6,317–$7,627 |
| Ohio | 74 | 2,088 | $7,519 | $6,565–$8,263 |
| Oklahoma | 23 | 481 | $7,583 | $6,695–$7,792 |
| Nebraska | 12 | 270 | $7,672 | $6,182–$8,526 |
| Florida | 130 | 5,320 | $7,685 | $6,820–$8,385 |
| Colorado | 18 | 349 | $7,729 | $6,936–$8,152 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | 688 | $7,732 | $6,637–$7,965 |
| Virginia | 47 | 1,461 | $7,741 | $6,775–$7,878 |
| Pennsylvania | 94 | 2,982 | $7,774 | $6,654–$8,484 |
| Michigan | 47 | 1,509 | $7,843 | $7,231–$8,327 |
| South Carolina | 30 | 799 | $7,908 | $6,959–$8,335 |
| Idaho | 4 | 96 | $7,939 | $7,348–$8,864 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 223 | $8,002 | $7,497–$8,132 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 333 | $8,007 | $7,050–$8,599 |
| Minnesota | 26 | 679 | $8,157 | $7,047–$8,216 |
| Delaware | 6 | 354 | $8,249 | $7,825–$8,817 |
| Arizona | 40 | 1,272 | $8,350 | $7,012–$9,287 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 201 | $8,364 | $7,101–$10,600 |
| North Carolina | 49 | 1,699 | $8,382 | $7,053–$8,279 |
| Texas | 108 | 2,984 | $8,473 | $7,104–$8,828 |
| Illinois | 71 | 2,779 | $8,527 | $7,112–$9,232 |
| Maine | 9 | 175 | $8,546 | $8,013–$9,313 |
| Nevada | 13 | 340 | $8,583 | $7,905–$8,799 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | 2,262 | $8,680 | $7,410–$9,767 |
| Georgia | 44 | 1,011 | $8,706 | $7,282–$9,256 |
| New Jersey | 53 | 2,759 | $8,849 | $7,769–$10,420 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 181 | $8,870 | $7,332–$9,795 |
| Washington | 30 | 732 | $9,004 | $7,748–$9,328 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 111 | $9,257 | $8,289–$11,292 |
| Oregon | 16 | 413 | $9,321 | $8,228–$9,766 |
| Utah | 3 | 70 | $9,437 | $8,224–$10,205 |
| Connecticut | 23 | 797 | $9,767 | $8,729–$10,316 |
| Wyoming | 4 | 77 | $10,490 | $10,038–$11,653 |
| California | 154 | 4,904 | $10,797 | $9,245–$11,237 |
| New York | 98 | 4,194 | $11,117 | $8,358–$12,297 |
| Maryland | 36 | 1,654 | $11,173 | $9,558–$13,521 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 200 | $11,279 | $10,302–$11,462 |
| Alaska | 7 | 132 | $12,048 | $9,996–$14,055 |
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.