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

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1,685 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,351–1,400. 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
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · CCN 050426	23	$9,817	14% above the national average	$8,308	$35,593
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · CCN 110087	30	$9,827	14% above the national average	$7,704	$44,482
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
Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit, MI · CCN 230024	15	$9,862	14% above the national average	$7,377	$36,980
Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · CCN 070006	58	$9,864	14% above the national average	$7,933	$30,598
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
Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · CCN 330005	45	$9,872	14% above the national average	$7,529	$21,905
Grant Medical CenterColumbus, OH · CCN 360017	38	$9,873	14% above the national average	$7,476	$29,110
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem, VA · CCN 490048	15	$9,875	14% above the national average	$4,518	$40,222
Washington HospitalFremont, CA · CCN 050195	44	$9,877	14% above the national average	$8,540	$74,055
South Florida Baptist HospitalPlant City, FL · CCN 100132	11	$9,883	14% above the national average	$6,320	$35,785
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500005	16	$9,884	14% above the national average	$7,252	$27,469
Alameda HospitalAlameda, CA · CCN 050211	15	$9,894	14% above the national average	$8,588	$54,195
Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · CCN 220119	50	$9,901	15% above the national average	$6,380	$23,791
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
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	28	$9,912	15% above the national average	$8,222	$17,150
Straub Clinic And HospitalHonolulu, HI · CCN 120022	36	$9,917	15% above the national average	$6,802	$27,214
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · CCN 520177	35	$9,932	15% above the national average	$6,605	$32,151
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford, OR · CCN 380075	22	$9,948	15% above the national average	$6,857	$32,671
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050485	29	$9,950	15% above the national average	$8,532	$72,348
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · CCN 110143	16	$9,956	15% above the national average	$8,503	$56,720
Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · CCN 110107	18	$9,966	15% above the national average	$6,427	$29,873
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	79	$9,968	15% above the national average	$7,654	$14,227
St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston, PA · CCN 390326	59	$9,972	15% above the national average	$7,011	$51,302
Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls, OH · CCN 360150	18	$9,975	15% above the national average	$7,042	$68,394
SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260091	17	$9,989	16% above the national average	$7,636	$17,522
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · CCN 110078	11	$9,995	16% above the national average	$7,749	$23,189
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA · CCN 490063	53	$9,995	16% above the national average	$6,732	$24,635
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
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas, NV · CCN 290039	13	$10,029	16% above the national average	$7,679	$103,653
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · CCN 050272	12	$10,043	16% above the national average	$7,069	$77,992
HCA Florida Aventura HospitalAventura, FL · CCN 100131	19	$10,047	16% above the national average	$6,555	$69,152
The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · CCN 280013	33	$10,067	16% above the national average	$6,584	$24,637
Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · CCN 310032	27	$10,080	17% above the national average	$8,056	$43,962
United Health Services Hospitals, IncBinghamton, NY · CCN 330394	20	$10,097	17% above the national average	$5,589	$23,462
Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · CCN 310014	43	$10,098	17% above the national average	$7,255	$44,614
Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsOlympia Fields, IL · CCN 140172	26	$10,127	17% above the national average	$7,866	$33,106
MarinHealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CA · CCN 050360	45	$10,131	17% above the national average	$8,789	$76,593
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	46	$10,131	17% above the national average	$6,822	$86,525
PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · CCN 500030	49	$10,134	17% above the national average	$6,087	$48,574
Roger Williams Medical CenterProvidence, RI · CCN 410004	13	$10,135	17% above the national average	$6,743	$22,612
Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · CCN 470024	11	$10,140	17% above the national average	$8,508	$16,090
St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · CCN 330208	51	$10,144	17% above the national average	$8,107	$40,508
Saint Mary's HospitalWaterbury, CT · CCN 070016	16	$10,150	17% above the national average	$7,609	$21,022
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta, CA · CCN 050770	30	$10,154	17% above the national average	$8,420	$45,461

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.