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 1,251–1,300. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | 20 | $9,313 | About average | $5,025 | $29,800 |
| Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo | 34 | $9,315 | About average | $5,464 | $17,105 |
| Lower Keys Medical Center | 12 | $9,320 | About average | $7,824 | $42,187 |
| Intermountain Medical Center | 16 | $9,326 | About average | $6,366 | $28,509 |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital | 13 | $9,331 | About average | $8,013 | $20,537 |
| Whittier Hospital Medical Center | 21 | $9,332 | About average | $8,052 | $37,484 |
| Bay Area Hospital | 22 | $9,333 | About average | $7,842 | $30,399 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 41 | $9,336 | About average | $6,934 | $36,557 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 32 | $9,344 | About average | $7,593 | $61,678 |
| Medical Center Hospital | 22 | $9,350 | About average | $7,481 | $26,873 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital | 36 | $9,354 | About average | $8,220 | $39,288 |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital | 13 | $9,366 | About average | $6,930 | $55,178 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 12 | $9,376 | About average | $6,142 | $34,634 |
| Hudson Valley Hospital Center | 29 | $9,383 | About average | $5,699 | $37,850 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 74 | $9,390 | About average | $6,243 | $37,216 |
| Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center | 19 | $9,398 | About average | $8,173 | $32,555 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 113 | $9,401 | About average | $7,617 | $45,178 |
| UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center | 61 | $9,405 | About average | $7,892 | $10,505 |
| Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center | 40 | $9,406 | About average | $7,466 | $45,453 |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital | 11 | $9,408 | About average | $6,569 | $28,852 |
| Sisters Of Charity Hospital | 22 | $9,416 | About average | $6,955 | $15,812 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 86 | $9,420 | About average | $6,396 | $44,956 |
| PIH Health Downey Hospital | 12 | $9,422 | About average | $7,846 | $44,249 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | 20 | $9,430 | About average | $8,039 | $43,525 |
| Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center | 23 | $9,436 | About average | $8,158 | $52,804 |
| Long Island Community Hospital | 30 | $9,438 | About average | $6,738 | $79,992 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 39 | $9,443 | About average | $7,878 | $70,064 |
| Uci Health - Fountain Valley | 18 | $9,445 | About average | $8,132 | $148,068 |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | 16 | $9,446 | About average | $7,951 | $71,543 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 41 | $9,448 | About average | $7,369 | $32,715 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | 49 | $9,449 | About average | $5,820 | $29,630 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 93 | $9,451 | About average | $6,330 | $46,844 |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital | 35 | $9,456 | About average | $6,197 | $19,029 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 45 | $9,463 | About average | $8,219 | $50,238 |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 64 | $9,471 | About average | $6,309 | $43,870 |
| The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl | 16 | $9,481 | About average | $7,998 | $49,901 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills | 19 | $9,481 | About average | $6,565 | $49,488 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At Irving | 19 | $9,485 | About average | $7,116 | $25,890 |
| Western Missouri Medical Center | 11 | $9,487 | About average | $8,597 | $19,213 |
| Adventist Health And Rideout | 42 | $9,493 | About average | $8,134 | $63,788 |
| Overlook Medical Center | 82 | $9,498 | About average | $6,831 | $48,057 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 16 | $9,504 | About average | $7,074 | $25,071 |
| San Ramon Regional Medical Center | 18 | $9,504 | About average | $7,541 | $150,706 |
| Broward Health Imperial Point | 22 | $9,510 | 10% above the national average | $7,333 | $29,472 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 21 | $9,518 | 10% above the national average | $7,973 | $19,443 |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital | 15 | $9,519 | 10% above the national average | $7,839 | $51,134 |
| Allegheny General Hospital | 22 | $9,523 | 10% above the national average | $5,922 | $36,983 |
| Novato Community Hospital | 11 | $9,524 | 10% above the national average | $8,188 | $35,807 |
| Northwest Texas Hospital | 13 | $9,525 | 10% above the national average | $7,372 | $89,017 |
| Southern California Hospital At Hollywood | 60 | $9,541 | 10% above the national average | $8,507 | $50,152 |
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.