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
Hospitals in Texas
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.
- Average payment across these 108 hospitals
- $8,473
- Median hospital
- $7,918
- Lowest to highest
- $5,564–$38,967
- Medicare stays
- 2,984
108 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center | 46 | $7,810 | About average | $5,443 | $77,073 |
| North Austin Medical Center | 32 | $7,824 | About average | $5,365 | $48,857 |
| Ascension Seton Cedar Park | 13 | $7,870 | About average | $4,516 | $44,353 |
| AdventHealth Central Texas | 15 | $7,874 | About average | $6,569 | $23,299 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos | 12 | $7,962 | About average | $6,080 | $40,020 |
| Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | 28 | $7,971 | About average | $6,668 | $39,050 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 62 | $8,007 | About average | $6,550 | $34,816 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 61 | $8,014 | About average | $6,217 | $29,548 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | 44 | $8,059 | About average | $5,453 | $28,799 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | 17 | $8,067 | About average | $5,864 | $22,125 |
| Medical City Plano | 23 | $8,081 | About average | $5,106 | $57,212 |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | 17 | $8,093 | About average | $6,375 | $33,474 |
| Huntsville Memorial Hospital | 18 | $8,117 | About average | $6,593 | $22,133 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 53 | $8,127 | About average | $5,532 | $33,620 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 36 | $8,129 | About average | $6,058 | $25,106 |
| St Luke's The Woodlands Hospital | 26 | $8,186 | About average | $5,015 | $34,440 |
| Midland Memorial Hospital | 13 | $8,241 | About average | $6,879 | $30,336 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 52 | $8,249 | About average | $5,801 | $33,455 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 31 | $8,270 | About average | $5,542 | $83,435 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 57 | $8,273 | About average | $6,380 | $32,189 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center | 24 | $8,310 | About average | $6,122 | $50,811 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford | 41 | $8,337 | About average | $5,563 | $30,810 |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center,The | 24 | $8,345 | About average | $6,977 | $112,088 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 28 | $8,388 | About average | $5,718 | $61,082 |
| Hill Country Memorial Hospital | 15 | $8,478 | About average | $6,846 | $37,856 |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | 12 | $8,605 | About average | $7,499 | $37,000 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake Pointe | 23 | $8,619 | About average | $5,866 | $27,129 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball | 14 | $8,646 | About average | $7,451 | $83,582 |
| De Tar Hospital Navarro | 13 | $8,718 | About average | $5,609 | $100,209 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest | 13 | $8,793 | About average | $5,692 | $24,658 |
| Laredo Medical Center | 11 | $8,797 | About average | $7,348 | $50,440 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance | 14 | $8,922 | About average | $5,626 | $29,985 |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | 25 | $8,950 | About average | $7,470 | $46,794 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 24 | $9,041 | About average | $6,357 | $35,967 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 48 | $9,060 | About average | $5,446 | $26,726 |
| South Texas Health System | 15 | $9,070 | About average | $6,657 | $118,499 |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | 25 | $9,098 | About average | $6,606 | $32,674 |
| Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 19 | $9,128 | About average | $6,521 | $39,073 |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital | 12 | $9,180 | About average | $7,684 | $36,731 |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | 20 | $9,198 | About average | $6,245 | $31,980 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | 18 | $9,262 | About average | $6,901 | $79,300 |
| Medical Center Hospital | 22 | $9,350 | About average | $7,481 | $26,873 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 12 | $9,376 | About average | $6,142 | $34,634 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 93 | $9,451 | About average | $6,330 | $46,844 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At Irving | 19 | $9,485 | About average | $7,116 | $25,890 |
| Northwest Texas Hospital | 13 | $9,525 | 10% above the national average | $7,372 | $89,017 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 99 | $9,701 | 12% above the national average | $7,200 | $39,961 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 46 | $9,793 | 13% above the national average | $6,906 | $27,258 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 42 | $10,280 | 19% above the national average | $6,825 | $26,007 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 23 | $10,409 | 20% above the national average | $7,089 | $101,386 |
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.