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

Hospitals in California

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Average payment across these 154 hospitals: $10,797National $8,642 · California $10,797
Median hospital: $9,885
Lowest to highest: $7,891–$26,963
Medicare stays: 4,904

154 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–100. 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
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · CCN 050239	39	$9,443	About average	$7,878	$70,064
Uci Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · CCN 050570	18	$9,445	About average	$8,132	$148,068
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · CCN 050396	45	$9,463	About average	$8,219	$50,238
Adventist Health And RideoutMarysville, CA · CCN 050133	42	$9,493	About average	$8,134	$63,788
San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CA · CCN 050689	18	$9,504	About average	$7,541	$150,706
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · CCN 050394	21	$9,518	10% above the national average	$7,973	$19,443
Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · CCN 050131	11	$9,524	10% above the national average	$8,188	$35,807
Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · CCN 050135	60	$9,541	10% above the national average	$8,507	$50,152
Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · CCN 050468	13	$9,547	10% above the national average	$7,729	$38,903
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · CCN 050549	38	$9,573	11% above the national average	$7,220	$88,526
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · CCN 050222	31	$9,587	11% above the national average	$8,113	$60,645
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CA · CCN 050313	11	$9,596	11% above the national average	$7,964	$41,691
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CA · CCN 050242	59	$9,599	11% above the national average	$8,133	$88,105
Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma, CA · CCN 050136	12	$9,608	11% above the national average	$8,699	$57,989
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard, CA · CCN 050082	26	$9,629	11% above the national average	$6,990	$38,788
Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · CCN 050335	11	$9,640	12% above the national average	$8,011	$77,513
Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · CCN 050017	21	$9,669	12% above the national average	$8,462	$46,924
PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050471	13	$9,674	12% above the national average	$8,312	$42,379
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · CCN 050042	11	$9,752	13% above the national average	$8,566	$47,548
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · CCN 050516	50	$9,787	13% above the national average	$8,558	$52,022
Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · CCN 050444	36	$9,794	13% above the national average	$8,141	$70,968
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · CCN 050426	23	$9,817	14% above the national average	$8,308	$35,593
Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · CCN 050126	14	$9,842	14% above the national average	$8,793	$32,535
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050063	15	$9,851	14% above the national average	$8,200	$46,477
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · CCN 050278	12	$9,869	14% above the national average	$8,407	$69,157
Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsom, CA · CCN 050414	25	$9,870	14% above the national average	$7,745	$67,369
Washington HospitalFremont, CA · CCN 050195	44	$9,877	14% above the national average	$8,540	$74,055
Alameda HospitalAlameda, CA · CCN 050211	15	$9,894	14% above the national average	$8,588	$54,195
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge, CA · CCN 050116	14	$9,902	15% above the national average	$8,441	$89,048
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · CCN 050380	22	$9,909	15% above the national average	$8,946	$173,845
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · CCN 050180	87	$9,910	15% above the national average	$8,296	$81,226
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050485	29	$9,950	15% above the national average	$8,532	$72,348
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · CCN 050492	57	$9,996	16% above the national average	$6,873	$44,824
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · CCN 050573	72	$10,021	16% above the national average	$7,715	$51,675
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · CCN 050272	12	$10,043	16% above the national average	$7,069	$77,992
MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · CCN 050360	45	$10,131	17% above the national average	$8,789	$76,593
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · CCN 050770	30	$10,154	17% above the national average	$8,420	$45,461
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · CCN 050093	53	$10,158	18% above the national average	$8,280	$33,146
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · CCN 050488	22	$10,171	18% above the national average	$8,978	$51,025
Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · CCN 050464	21	$10,187	18% above the national average	$7,665	$182,818
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · CCN 050057	73	$10,219	18% above the national average	$8,525	$29,104
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · CCN 050283	16	$10,250	19% above the national average	$8,924	$79,855
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050100	59	$10,279	19% above the national average	$8,007	$61,410
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · CCN 050739	11	$10,308	19% above the national average	$6,746	$36,495
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · CCN 050024	12	$10,311	19% above the national average	$9,767	$28,369
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · CCN 050334	47	$10,335	20% above the national average	$9,111	$72,408
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · CCN 050060	42	$10,466	21% above the national average	$8,566	$44,994
El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · CCN 050308	58	$10,477	21% above the national average	$8,516	$88,887
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · CCN 050243	18	$10,496	21% above the national average	$8,750	$97,956
College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050776	19	$10,575	22% above the national average	$9,461	$40,515

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.