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 1,401–1,450. 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
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · CCN 050093	53	$10,158	18% above the national average	$8,280	$33,146
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CA · CCN 050488	22	$10,171	18% above the national average	$8,978	$51,025
Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · CCN 200039	15	$10,185	18% above the national average	$6,967	$31,449
Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CA · CCN 050464	21	$10,187	18% above the national average	$7,665	$182,818
Phelps HospitalSleepy Hollow, NY · CCN 330261	24	$10,194	18% above the national average	$7,189	$65,640
Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood, AZ · CCN 030007	19	$10,217	18% above the national average	$8,657	$54,175
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	37	$10,219	18% above the national average	$7,665	$42,971
Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · CCN 050057	73	$10,219	18% above the national average	$8,525	$29,104
Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · CCN 330157	11	$10,248	19% above the national average	$8,709	$25,618
Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · CCN 100128	80	$10,248	19% above the national average	$7,505	$38,935
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · CCN 050283	16	$10,250	19% above the national average	$8,924	$79,855
Adventist Health CastleKailua, HI · CCN 120006	16	$10,252	19% above the national average	$5,539	$28,882
Mayo ClinicJacksonville, FL · CCN 100151	87	$10,255	19% above the national average	$6,045	$29,019
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	68	$10,257	19% above the national average	$5,919	$25,032
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · CCN 520004	21	$10,260	19% above the national average	$5,275	$18,822
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050100	59	$10,279	19% above the national average	$8,007	$61,410
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas, TX · CCN 450021	42	$10,280	19% above the national average	$6,825	$26,007
HCA Florida Bayonet Point HospitalHudson, FL · CCN 100256	20	$10,290	19% above the national average	$5,318	$84,569
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · CCN 050739	11	$10,308	19% above the national average	$6,746	$36,495
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City, CA · CCN 050024	12	$10,311	19% above the national average	$9,767	$28,369
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NY · CCN 330160	105	$10,323	19% above the national average	$8,392	$39,068
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland, OR · CCN 380004	42	$10,334	20% above the national average	$5,893	$18,733
Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · CCN 050334	47	$10,335	20% above the national average	$9,111	$72,408
Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · CCN 210032	46	$10,340	20% above the national average	$8,765	$11,489
Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · CCN 120026	17	$10,353	20% above the national average	$6,697	$29,484
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · CCN 360180	58	$10,356	20% above the national average	$6,123	$32,032
Garnet Health Medical CenterMiddletown, NY · CCN 330126	94	$10,375	20% above the national average	$7,197	$45,614
St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · CCN 260138	27	$10,383	20% above the national average	$5,558	$51,415
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas, TX · CCN 450647	23	$10,409	20% above the national average	$7,089	$101,386
UH St John Medical CenterWestlake, OH · CCN 360123	26	$10,411	20% above the national average	$8,247	$22,249
Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310070	30	$10,420	21% above the national average	$8,297	$94,596
University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · CCN 160058	32	$10,422	21% above the national average	$6,018	$41,555
UH Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, OH · CCN 360137	17	$10,425	21% above the national average	$6,815	$28,547
Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonEvanston, IL · CCN 140080	17	$10,432	21% above the national average	$7,726	$40,122
Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY · CCN 330023	53	$10,432	21% above the national average	$7,864	$25,432
Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne, WY · CCN 530014	27	$10,449	21% above the national average	$7,891	$29,315
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · CCN 050060	42	$10,466	21% above the national average	$8,566	$44,994
El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · CCN 050308	58	$10,477	21% above the national average	$8,516	$88,887
Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic, CT · CCN 070021	19	$10,483	21% above the national average	$9,108	$27,207
University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · CCN 230046	45	$10,488	21% above the national average	$7,336	$26,609
Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · CCN 330125	34	$10,488	21% above the national average	$7,672	$17,693
University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati, OH · CCN 360003	21	$10,490	21% above the national average	$7,629	$20,996
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · CCN 050243	18	$10,496	21% above the national average	$8,750	$97,956
Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500027	27	$10,497	21% above the national average	$7,565	$37,661
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · CCN 010023	18	$10,543	22% above the national average	$7,715	$36,274
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville, FL · CCN 100113	88	$10,546	22% above the national average	$7,715	$36,302
Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalSpartanburg, SC · CCN 420033	12	$10,556	22% above the national average	$6,957	$28,805
Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · CCN 210033	53	$10,573	22% above the national average	$9,112	$11,917
College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050776	19	$10,575	22% above the national average	$9,461	$40,515
Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · CCN 330013	49	$10,575	22% above the national average	$7,763	$30,618

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.