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: $6,44675% of the payment
Average billed charge: $37,743
Hospitals reporting: 1,68554,310 stays

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1,685 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 451–500. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Cellulitis without MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · CCN 320021	57	$7,034	19% below the national average	$5,235	$18,426
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center IncHutchinson, KS · CCN 170020	12	$7,034	19% below the national average	$6,082	$27,413
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria, TX · CCN 450023	27	$7,034	19% below the national average	$5,584	$16,243
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalCharleston, SC · CCN 420065	30	$7,036	19% below the national average	$5,677	$21,626
Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula, OH · CCN 360125	29	$7,038	19% below the national average	$5,599	$21,026
Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover, NH · CCN 300018	34	$7,044	18% below the national average	$5,538	$24,740
Anderson HospitalMaryville, IL · CCN 140289	21	$7,047	18% below the national average	$4,976	$35,518
Methodist Hospitals IncGary, IN · CCN 150002	25	$7,049	18% below the national average	$5,757	$24,179
Sovah Health DanvilleDanville, VA · CCN 490075	13	$7,050	18% below the national average	$5,113	$46,356
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional HospitalBillings, MT · CCN 270049	21	$7,051	18% below the national average	$5,461	$18,283
Southern NH Medical CenterNashua, NH · CCN 300020	33	$7,052	18% below the national average	$4,930	$17,239
Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · CCN 340041	14	$7,053	18% below the national average	$5,530	$22,193
Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · CCN 220029	21	$7,054	18% below the national average	$5,655	$10,888
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · CCN 160082	41	$7,057	18% below the national average	$4,575	$25,678
Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney, TX · CCN 670082	29	$7,057	18% below the national average	$4,657	$27,541
St. Mary's HospitalTucson, AZ · CCN 030010	12	$7,063	18% below the national average	$6,247	$75,277
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190060	20	$7,063	18% below the national average	$5,499	$22,073
Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin, OH · CCN 360348	22	$7,065	18% below the national average	$5,628	$22,371
St Elizabeth Dearborn HospitalLawrenceburg, IN · CCN 150086	15	$7,068	18% below the national average	$4,871	$12,812
Parrish Medical CenterTitusville, FL · CCN 100028	17	$7,075	18% below the national average	$5,731	$30,855
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · CCN 220060	72	$7,077	18% below the national average	$5,647	$10,787
Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · CCN 440156	26	$7,077	18% below the national average	$5,676	$46,382
Olean General HospitalOlean, NY · CCN 330103	14	$7,079	18% below the national average	$5,741	$10,665
Westerly HospitalWesterly, RI · CCN 410013	12	$7,080	18% below the national average	$5,720	$30,560
Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster, OH · CCN 360072	20	$7,080	18% below the national average	$5,378	$17,686
Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · CCN 260052	15	$7,080	18% below the national average	$5,666	$20,650
Fairview HospitalCleveland, OH · CCN 360077	46	$7,081	18% below the national average	$4,936	$24,293
Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur, IL · CCN 140135	38	$7,086	18% below the national average	$5,494	$28,039
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · CCN 030014	28	$7,086	18% below the national average	$5,919	$37,513
North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory, MS · CCN 250025	15	$7,087	18% below the national average	$5,227	$19,743
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield, TX · CCN 670023	18	$7,088	18% below the national average	$5,728	$33,472
Franciscan Health MunsterMunster, IN · CCN 150165	17	$7,091	18% below the national average	$5,555	$21,846
Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · CCN 240019	13	$7,094	18% below the national average	$5,462	$10,253
Union Hospital IncTerre Haute, IN · CCN 150023	45	$7,096	18% below the national average	$5,658	$21,241
Mary Washington HospitalFredericksburg, VA · CCN 490022	99	$7,097	18% below the national average	$5,405	$15,915
FHN Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL · CCN 140160	18	$7,102	18% below the national average	$6,014	$24,984
Morton Plant HospitalClearwater, FL · CCN 100127	95	$7,102	18% below the national average	$5,766	$32,014
Flagler HospitalSaint Augustine, FL · CCN 100090	38	$7,105	18% below the national average	$5,731	$35,821
Westside Regional Medical CenterPlantation, FL · CCN 100228	13	$7,106	18% below the national average	$6,031	$73,834
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · CCN 010039	64	$7,108	18% below the national average	$4,668	$25,625
Peterson Regional Medical CenterKerrville, TX · CCN 450007	24	$7,109	18% below the national average	$5,177	$25,610
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, VA · CCN 490069	43	$7,112	18% below the national average	$5,198	$30,071
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS · CCN 250004	33	$7,116	18% below the national average	$5,460	$24,711
Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · CCN 010055	13	$7,117	18% below the national average	$4,680	$70,613
St Joseph HospitalNashua, NH · CCN 300011	19	$7,121	18% below the national average	$5,208	$28,664
St. George Regional HospitalSt George, UT · CCN 460021	22	$7,122	18% below the national average	$5,712	$21,418
Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, VA · CCN 490046	36	$7,122	18% below the national average	$4,871	$21,758
Columbus Regional HospitalColumbus, IN · CCN 150112	22	$7,122	18% below the national average	$5,886	$22,037
Saint Anthony Medical CenterRockford, IL · CCN 140233	26	$7,123	18% below the national average	$5,537	$28,812
Prisma Health Tuomey HospitalSumter, SC · CCN 420070	15	$7,125	18% below the national average	$5,364	$17,316

National trend

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

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 57,764 stays at 1,855 hospitals · 2021: 54,019 stays at 1,765 hospitals · 2022: 50,046 stays at 1,665 hospitals · 2023: 55,702 stays at 1,722 hospitals · 2024: 54,310 stays at 1,685 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Cellulitis without MCC
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.

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Average payment by state for Cellulitis without MCC, 2024
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.