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 Pennsylvania

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Average payment across these 94 hospitals: $7,774National $8,642 · Pennsylvania $7,774
Median hospital: $7,480
Lowest to highest: $5,836–$13,016
Medicare stays: 2,982

94 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–94. 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
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	44	$7,534	13% below the national average	$6,006	$51,311
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · CCN 390338	21	$7,541	13% below the national average	$4,199	$34,921
Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale, PA · CCN 390125	18	$7,549	13% below the national average	$6,281	$33,570
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusQuakertown, PA · CCN 390035	26	$7,573	12% below the national average	$6,192	$57,230
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · CCN 390231	98	$7,581	12% below the national average	$5,655	$25,389
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill, PA · CCN 390004	23	$7,669	11% below the national average	$4,282	$32,831
Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton, PA · CCN 390001	37	$7,670	11% below the national average	$4,692	$59,433
Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalWaynesboro, PA · CCN 390138	13	$7,686	11% below the national average	$6,127	$24,099
Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville, PA · CCN 390127	24	$7,689	11% below the national average	$5,647	$40,072
St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale, PA · CCN 390183	13	$7,689	11% below the national average	$6,337	$31,250
Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · CCN 390044	86	$7,741	10% below the national average	$6,240	$30,656
Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon, PA · CCN 390066	13	$7,844	About average	$5,363	$22,021
Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390115	37	$7,850	About average	$6,121	$27,334
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · CCN 390067	60	$7,894	About average	$5,568	$32,385
Saint Vincent HospitalErie, PA · CCN 390009	27	$8,046	About average	$5,956	$36,277
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · CCN 390195	39	$8,185	About average	$6,096	$52,458
Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · CCN 390180	14	$8,213	About average	$6,355	$71,353
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · CCN 390133	139	$8,224	About average	$6,205	$41,920
Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · CCN 390268	38	$8,292	About average	$6,256	$25,223
UPMC HamotErie, PA · CCN 390063	20	$8,415	About average	$6,419	$59,961
UPMC McKeesport HospitalMc Keesport, PA · CCN 390002	17	$8,508	About average	$6,117	$42,225
Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · CCN 390225	11	$8,515	About average	$4,406	$27,305
Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · CCN 390079	56	$8,561	About average	$6,295	$28,398
Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola, PA · CCN 390336	22	$8,616	About average	$3,603	$23,668
Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · CCN 390046	57	$8,702	About average	$5,940	$26,923
Lower Bucks HospitalBristol, PA · CCN 390070	12	$8,768	About average	$6,971	$28,323
Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390026	35	$8,820	About average	$6,719	$94,883
Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390226	22	$9,092	About average	$7,375	$60,704
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · CCN 390049	62	$9,150	About average	$6,411	$53,993
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton, PA · CCN 390329	28	$9,150	About average	$6,292	$40,130
Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390204	20	$9,188	About average	$6,863	$29,552
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · CCN 390339	35	$9,247	About average	$4,176	$34,872
Roxborough Memorial HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390304	13	$9,366	About average	$6,930	$55,178
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390050	22	$9,523	10% above the national average	$5,922	$36,983
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	30	$9,591	11% above the national average	$7,154	$61,638
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390223	18	$9,801	13% above the national average	$7,701	$54,640
St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston, PA · CCN 390326	59	$9,972	15% above the national average	$7,011	$51,302
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	46	$10,131	17% above the national average	$6,822	$86,525
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	37	$10,219	18% above the national average	$7,665	$42,971
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	32	$10,730	24% above the national average	$7,835	$37,047
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby, PA · CCN 390156	14	$11,847	37% above the national average	$6,704	$47,754
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390027	42	$12,197	41% above the national average	$8,723	$88,642
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	33	$12,438	44% above the national average	$8,727	$94,554
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390142	11	$13,016	51% above the national average	$8,386	$39,153

National trend

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

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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.