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
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1,685 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,051–1,100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital | 13 | $8,440 | About average | $5,856 | $21,517 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 43 | $8,448 | About average | $5,642 | $33,116 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 50 | $8,450 | About average | $6,052 | $38,899 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 247 | $8,463 | About average | $5,705 | $53,417 |
| Valley Medical Center | 20 | $8,466 | About average | $5,937 | $33,005 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 40 | $8,467 | About average | $5,759 | $45,966 |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center | 18 | $8,468 | About average | $5,235 | $52,442 |
| Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 57 | $8,474 | About average | $5,325 | $30,044 |
| Hill Country Memorial Hospital | 15 | $8,478 | About average | $6,846 | $37,856 |
| William W Backus Hospital | 31 | $8,488 | About average | $6,562 | $31,351 |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | 37 | $8,495 | About average | $6,670 | $32,532 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | 33 | $8,496 | About average | $5,212 | $34,395 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 19 | $8,502 | About average | $7,196 | $35,581 |
| UPMC McKeesport Hospital | 17 | $8,508 | About average | $6,117 | $42,225 |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | 11 | $8,515 | About average | $4,406 | $27,305 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | 30 | $8,517 | About average | $6,155 | $44,112 |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | 23 | $8,519 | About average | $7,033 | $15,182 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 36 | $8,523 | About average | $6,855 | $31,243 |
| North Shore Medical Center - | 93 | $8,524 | About average | $6,870 | $24,540 |
| Wynn Hospital | 55 | $8,534 | About average | $6,237 | $29,941 |
| New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc. | 53 | $8,535 | About average | $6,811 | $42,450 |
| French Hospital Medical Center | 15 | $8,541 | About average | $6,909 | $50,202 |
| HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus | 39 | $8,546 | About average | $6,811 | $91,533 |
| Watauga Medical Center | 11 | $8,556 | About average | $6,560 | $19,753 |
| Regions Hospital | 47 | $8,560 | About average | $6,470 | $25,727 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 103 | $8,560 | About average | $7,269 | $32,975 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 56 | $8,561 | About average | $6,295 | $28,398 |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | 22 | $8,567 | About average | $6,260 | $48,278 |
| MetroWest Medical Center | 13 | $8,575 | About average | $7,310 | $35,829 |
| Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | 31 | $8,576 | About average | $6,180 | $43,003 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 57 | $8,583 | About average | $7,152 | $44,871 |
| Peconic Bay Medical Center | 74 | $8,584 | About average | $6,570 | $41,305 |
| Wellstar Douglas Medical Center | 13 | $8,585 | About average | $6,564 | $37,685 |
| White Plains Hospital Center | 60 | $8,591 | About average | $6,350 | $46,143 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 42 | $8,601 | About average | $6,910 | $49,781 |
| Baptist Beaumont Hospital | 12 | $8,605 | About average | $7,499 | $37,000 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | 20 | $8,608 | About average | $7,399 | $29,864 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | 83 | $8,608 | About average | $6,303 | $35,031 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 48 | $8,608 | About average | $5,949 | $85,182 |
| Enloe Health | 64 | $8,615 | About average | $7,188 | $57,639 |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | 22 | $8,616 | About average | $3,603 | $23,668 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake Pointe | 23 | $8,619 | About average | $5,866 | $27,129 |
| Abrazo West Campus | 12 | $8,624 | About average | $5,913 | $79,822 |
| Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital | 24 | $8,625 | About average | $5,369 | $32,768 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 51 | $8,629 | About average | $7,095 | $32,124 |
| Beloit Health System | 14 | $8,631 | About average | $7,351 | $42,440 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 69 | $8,633 | About average | $6,531 | $27,823 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | 44 | $8,642 | About average | $4,975 | $32,619 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball | 14 | $8,646 | About average | $7,451 | $83,582 |
| Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital | 15 | $8,648 | About average | $5,549 | $28,678 |
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.