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 651–700. 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
St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick, NY · CCN 330205	13	$7,445	14% below the national average	$6,064	$102,124
SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · CCN 110122	14	$7,446	14% below the national average	$5,998	$17,590
Lakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland, FL · CCN 100157	79	$7,446	14% below the national average	$5,872	$30,751
Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA · CCN 390048	19	$7,448	14% below the national average	$5,813	$32,655
Goshen HospitalGoshen, IN · CCN 150026	16	$7,449	14% below the national average	$6,300	$22,634
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy HealthCincinnati, OH · CCN 360016	19	$7,453	14% below the national average	$5,742	$21,989
Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · CCN 140231	72	$7,453	14% below the national average	$4,565	$26,388
Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · CCN 010100	40	$7,459	14% below the national average	$5,001	$20,806
HCA Florida Capital HospitalTallahassee, FL · CCN 100254	21	$7,462	14% below the national average	$4,786	$77,766
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterKingsport, TN · CCN 440017	13	$7,463	14% below the national average	$5,414	$28,206
St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham, IL · CCN 140032	24	$7,464	14% below the national average	$6,036	$26,364
High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · CCN 340004	17	$7,469	14% below the national average	$5,726	$23,087
Ascension Seton WilliamsonRound Rock, TX · CCN 670041	20	$7,473	14% below the national average	$6,495	$59,345
McKenzie-Willamette Medical CenterSpringfield, OR · CCN 380020	21	$7,473	14% below the national average	$6,074	$31,273
Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville, AL · CCN 010125	15	$7,480	13% below the national average	$5,815	$16,998
AdventHealth Fish MemorialOrange City, FL · CCN 100072	15	$7,481	13% below the national average	$5,171	$37,233
Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Township, MI · CCN 230047	64	$7,481	13% below the national average	$5,617	$21,804
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth, TX · CCN 450677	14	$7,483	13% below the national average	$6,063	$33,994
Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · CCN 340130	38	$7,485	13% below the national average	$5,943	$27,576
St Mary Medical Center IncHobart, IN · CCN 150034	25	$7,485	13% below the national average	$4,435	$24,269
Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · CCN 220016	40	$7,490	13% below the national average	$6,215	$12,040
Mount Carmel St Ann'sWesterville, OH · CCN 360012	34	$7,491	13% below the national average	$5,178	$37,867
Stephens County HospitalToccoa, GA · CCN 110032	11	$7,497	13% below the national average	$6,162	$9,568
Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · CCN 310012	50	$7,499	13% below the national average	$6,007	$38,039
Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · CCN 340142	14	$7,502	13% below the national average	$6,188	$16,553
AdventHealth TampaTampa, FL · CCN 100173	56	$7,503	13% below the national average	$5,988	$44,784
St John OwassoOwasso, OK · CCN 370227	11	$7,505	13% below the national average	$6,466	$16,967
Norton-King's Daughters' HealthMadison, IN · CCN 150069	16	$7,510	13% below the national average	$6,199	$25,261
UPMC CarlisleCarlisle, PA · CCN 390058	18	$7,512	13% below the national average	$4,330	$25,773
Penn State Health St. JosephReading, PA · CCN 390096	42	$7,513	13% below the national average	$5,902	$30,298
St Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusEaston, PA · CCN 390162	13	$7,515	13% below the national average	$6,151	$52,857
Ascension St Vincent's RiversideJacksonville, FL · CCN 100040	23	$7,516	13% below the national average	$5,870	$34,436
Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · CCN 270012	30	$7,516	13% below the national average	$5,247	$17,559
Marion General HospitalMarion, IN · CCN 150011	23	$7,518	13% below the national average	$6,139	$14,276
Shorepoint Health Punta GordaPunta Gorda, FL · CCN 100047	12	$7,519	13% below the national average	$5,887	$36,970
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieWaxahachie, TX · CCN 450372	20	$7,519	13% below the national average	$6,295	$22,942
Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · CCN 310047	73	$7,525	13% below the national average	$5,716	$40,216
Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor, MI · CCN 230270	24	$7,528	13% below the national average	$5,884	$31,512
Elkhart General HospitalElkhart, IN · CCN 150018	42	$7,529	13% below the national average	$5,265	$25,936
St Johns HospitalSpringfield, IL · CCN 140053	36	$7,529	13% below the national average	$5,389	$29,874
HCA Florida Gulf Coast HospitalPanama City, FL · CCN 100242	20	$7,530	13% below the national average	$5,431	$71,458
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	44	$7,534	13% below the national average	$6,006	$51,311
Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro, NJ · CCN 310061	28	$7,534	13% below the national average	$6,180	$76,057
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · CCN 350011	38	$7,540	13% below the national average	$5,816	$18,552
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · CCN 390338	21	$7,541	13% below the national average	$4,199	$34,921
Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA · CCN 490122	22	$7,543	13% below the national average	$6,300	$21,301
Mease Dunedin HospitalDunedin, FL · CCN 100043	19	$7,546	13% below the national average	$5,573	$26,461
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler, TX · CCN 450083	31	$7,547	13% below the national average	$6,078	$48,277
Duke Health Raleigh HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340073	13	$7,548	13% below the national average	$6,381	$16,455
Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale, PA · CCN 390125	18	$7,549	13% below the national average	$6,281	$33,570

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.