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 701–750. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | 11 | $7,550 | 13% below the national average | $5,271 | $22,529 |
| St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center | 14 | $7,559 | 13% below the national average | $6,598 | $34,196 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus | 26 | $7,573 | 12% below the national average | $6,192 | $57,230 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 98 | $7,581 | 12% below the national average | $5,655 | $25,389 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 45 | $7,582 | 12% below the national average | $6,220 | $29,582 |
| Newport Hospital | 19 | $7,584 | 12% below the national average | $5,559 | $23,284 |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | 22 | $7,594 | 12% below the national average | $5,840 | $35,920 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | 11 | $7,594 | 12% below the national average | $6,410 | $36,024 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | 39 | $7,594 | 12% below the national average | $6,149 | $18,239 |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital | 12 | $7,596 | 12% below the national average | $6,338 | $18,117 |
| VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC | 15 | $7,597 | 12% below the national average | $6,296 | $72,024 |
| Lutheran Hospital | 19 | $7,599 | 12% below the national average | $5,541 | $32,472 |
| Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital | 13 | $7,599 | 12% below the national average | $5,618 | $28,087 |
| Saint Anne's Hospital | 55 | $7,602 | 12% below the national average | $5,992 | $17,202 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | 27 | $7,605 | 12% below the national average | $4,865 | $29,028 |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center | 15 | $7,607 | 12% below the national average | $5,955 | $57,063 |
| UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital | 12 | $7,608 | 12% below the national average | $6,384 | $42,256 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | 44 | $7,615 | 12% below the national average | $6,317 | $47,412 |
| Northeast Hospital Corporation | 96 | $7,615 | 12% below the national average | $5,910 | $16,252 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 87 | $7,618 | 12% below the national average | $5,552 | $21,383 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Midland | 24 | $7,619 | 12% below the national average | $5,791 | $16,064 |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital | 32 | $7,622 | 12% below the national average | $5,259 | $31,235 |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale | 35 | $7,625 | 12% below the national average | $5,223 | $23,136 |
| Marlborough Hospital | 18 | $7,628 | 12% below the national average | $6,453 | $19,629 |
| Heywood Hospital - | 12 | $7,633 | 12% below the national average | $6,409 | $15,733 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter | 44 | $7,638 | 12% below the national average | $5,440 | $30,581 |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | 31 | $7,641 | 12% below the national average | $5,718 | $30,969 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 72 | $7,645 | 12% below the national average | $5,956 | $22,803 |
| Olympic Medical Center | 13 | $7,648 | 11% below the national average | $5,837 | $16,656 |
| Holyoke Medical Center | 31 | $7,653 | 11% below the national average | $6,247 | $10,680 |
| Holy Cross Hospital | 61 | $7,655 | 11% below the national average | $5,617 | $29,964 |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | 16 | $7,655 | 11% below the national average | $5,989 | $18,627 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | 33 | $7,657 | 11% below the national average | $6,273 | $17,380 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc | 11 | $7,659 | 11% below the national average | $6,329 | $28,413 |
| Carolina East Medical Center | 60 | $7,660 | 11% below the national average | $5,946 | $19,259 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 22 | $7,663 | 11% below the national average | $5,990 | $75,547 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | 35 | $7,665 | 11% below the national average | $5,735 | $40,325 |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 23 | $7,669 | 11% below the national average | $4,282 | $32,831 |
| Insight Hospital And Medical Center Trumbull | 12 | $7,669 | 11% below the national average | $5,481 | $39,224 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | 23 | $7,669 | 11% below the national average | $5,503 | $29,053 |
| Logan Regional Medical Center | 13 | $7,670 | 11% below the national average | $4,996 | $30,913 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 37 | $7,670 | 11% below the national average | $4,692 | $59,433 |
| Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | 76 | $7,674 | 11% below the national average | $6,142 | $78,465 |
| Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital | 25 | $7,675 | 11% below the national average | $5,774 | $20,942 |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | 42 | $7,676 | 11% below the national average | $4,934 | $25,849 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | 48 | $7,678 | 11% below the national average | $5,107 | $45,304 |
| F F Thompson Hospital | 11 | $7,679 | 11% below the national average | $5,491 | $14,927 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | 21 | $7,682 | 11% below the national average | $5,539 | $34,056 |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital | 13 | $7,686 | 11% below the national average | $6,127 | $24,099 |
| Phoenixville Hospital | 24 | $7,689 | 11% below the national average | $5,647 | $40,072 |
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.
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| 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.