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 601–650. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center | 37 | $7,337 | 15% below the national average | $5,691 | $39,710 |
| Newton Medical Center | 92 | $7,337 | 15% below the national average | $5,407 | $86,940 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast | 20 | $7,337 | 15% below the national average | $6,032 | $30,782 |
| UCH-Memorial Health System | 43 | $7,338 | 15% below the national average | $5,734 | $47,450 |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | 23 | $7,341 | 15% below the national average | $5,633 | $26,603 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc | 15 | $7,344 | 15% below the national average | $5,930 | $26,706 |
| Parkland Health Center | 16 | $7,345 | 15% below the national average | $5,497 | $22,507 |
| Baldwin Health | 14 | $7,347 | 15% below the national average | $5,564 | $54,231 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 42 | $7,348 | 15% below the national average | $5,949 | $42,053 |
| Milford Regional Medical Center | 30 | $7,351 | 15% below the national average | $5,961 | $10,418 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati | 20 | $7,358 | 15% below the national average | $5,315 | $25,114 |
| Jersey Community Hospital | 11 | $7,363 | 15% below the national average | $6,176 | $19,298 |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | 38 | $7,363 | 15% below the national average | $5,442 | $24,192 |
| M Health Fairview St John's Hospital | 25 | $7,364 | 15% below the national average | $5,160 | $38,136 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | 28 | $7,368 | 15% below the national average | $5,638 | $18,355 |
| Springhill Medical Center | 27 | $7,369 | 15% below the national average | $4,792 | $14,506 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | 14 | $7,374 | 15% below the national average | $6,140 | $25,135 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside | 13 | $7,376 | 15% below the national average | $5,807 | $29,590 |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | 12 | $7,378 | 15% below the national average | $5,299 | $35,261 |
| North Memorial Health Hospital | 19 | $7,385 | 15% below the national average | $5,791 | $24,819 |
| Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital | 27 | $7,389 | 14% below the national average | $5,878 | $45,964 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 18 | $7,395 | 14% below the national average | $5,353 | $51,492 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 40 | $7,398 | 14% below the national average | $5,340 | $28,908 |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | 78 | $7,400 | 14% below the national average | $5,819 | $19,595 |
| Baystate Wing Hospital | 42 | $7,406 | 14% below the national average | $6,279 | $9,287 |
| Baptist Hospital | 26 | $7,406 | 14% below the national average | $5,665 | $34,380 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | 48 | $7,414 | 14% below the national average | $6,333 | $10,220 |
| Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical | 18 | $7,415 | 14% below the national average | $6,148 | $38,804 |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center | 14 | $7,415 | 14% below the national average | $6,235 | $26,325 |
| Christ Hospital | 35 | $7,418 | 14% below the national average | $5,199 | $22,699 |
| Ascension St Vincent Anderson | 11 | $7,419 | 14% below the national average | $6,054 | $29,873 |
| Winchester Hospital | 83 | $7,421 | 14% below the national average | $5,602 | $10,612 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 42 | $7,422 | 14% below the national average | $4,729 | $23,621 |
| Evergreen Medical Center | 12 | $7,422 | 14% below the national average | $6,334 | $7,902 |
| St Francis Regional Medical Center | 21 | $7,423 | 14% below the national average | $5,520 | $14,899 |
| Centerpoint Medical Center | 18 | $7,423 | 14% below the national average | $5,327 | $65,626 |
| Ascension Providence | 15 | $7,424 | 14% below the national average | $5,759 | $19,984 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 72 | $7,425 | 14% below the national average | $6,108 | $24,316 |
| Medical Center Of McKinney | 13 | $7,431 | 14% below the national average | $5,924 | $57,298 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 44 | $7,431 | 14% below the national average | $5,107 | $19,919 |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | 17 | $7,433 | 14% below the national average | $5,357 | $58,013 |
| White County Medical Center | 44 | $7,437 | 14% below the national average | $6,103 | $15,273 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | 64 | $7,439 | 14% below the national average | $5,053 | $25,170 |
| Reid Health | 20 | $7,440 | 14% below the national average | $5,960 | $20,996 |
| West Jersey Hospital | 202 | $7,440 | 14% below the national average | $5,632 | $71,664 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | 21 | $7,443 | 14% below the national average | $5,967 | $40,817 |
| Chilton Medical Center | 75 | $7,443 | 14% below the national average | $6,019 | $68,455 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 87 | $7,443 | 14% below the national average | $5,557 | $17,392 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 58 | $7,444 | 14% below the national average | $5,663 | $30,004 |
| Blessing Hospital | 48 | $7,445 | 14% below the national average | $5,279 | $35,650 |
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.