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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Average payment across these 154 hospitals: $10,797National $8,642 · California $10,797
Median hospital: $9,885
Lowest to highest: $7,891–$26,963
Medicare stays: 4,904

154 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 101–150. 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
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · CCN 050026	102	$10,587	23% above the national average	$7,897	$66,136
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · CCN 050007	26	$10,645	23% above the national average	$8,228	$34,894
Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterNapa, CA · CCN 050009	26	$10,647	23% above the national average	$8,941	$65,807
USC Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CA · CCN 050124	19	$10,698	24% above the national average	$6,035	$56,433
St Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino, CA · CCN 050129	20	$10,705	24% above the national average	$9,064	$70,133
California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus HospitalSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050008	32	$10,776	25% above the national average	$9,490	$34,206
NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · CCN 050367	38	$10,798	25% above the national average	$9,412	$90,747
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · CCN 050305	28	$10,840	25% above the national average	$8,845	$42,291
Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville, CA · CCN 050261	11	$10,849	26% above the national average	$8,603	$35,526
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050077	44	$10,935	27% above the national average	$7,744	$43,864
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · CCN 050101	18	$11,059	28% above the national average	$9,519	$47,588
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	36	$11,160	29% above the national average	$8,878	$63,006
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CA · CCN 050496	47	$11,179	29% above the national average	$8,320	$91,346
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · CCN 050043	13	$11,229	30% above the national average	$8,081	$54,653
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050108	52	$11,232	30% above the national average	$9,320	$45,588
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · CCN 050069	28	$11,238	30% above the national average	$6,888	$29,653
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · CCN 050006	31	$11,265	30% above the national average	$8,161	$58,495
California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050055	23	$11,292	31% above the national average	$10,064	$32,201
Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center TorranceTorrance, CA · CCN 050353	32	$11,305	31% above the national average	$6,636	$53,565
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050424	36	$11,332	31% above the national average	$8,032	$28,813
Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050103	21	$11,471	33% above the national average	$9,978	$95,771
St Joseph's Medical Center Of StocktonStockton, CA · CCN 050084	18	$11,605	34% above the national average	$10,000	$85,505
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · CCN 050159	19	$11,662	35% above the national average	$9,971	$80,094
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050112	30	$11,667	35% above the national average	$8,573	$50,510
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · CCN 050022	17	$11,735	36% above the national average	$9,648	$98,177
Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · CCN 050248	11	$11,861	37% above the national average	$10,271	$61,886
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050291	30	$11,953	38% above the national average	$9,472	$50,490
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia, CA · CCN 050624	18	$11,980	39% above the national average	$6,939	$95,909
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · CCN 050775	21	$12,062	40% above the national average	$10,091	$66,894
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · CCN 050678	16	$12,211	41% above the national average	$7,853	$110,917
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	157	$12,234	42% above the national average	$9,031	$136,479
Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · CCN 050145	94	$12,510	45% above the national average	$8,559	$69,873
UCSF Health St. Mary's HospitalSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050457	19	$12,561	45% above the national average	$10,954	$64,327
PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · CCN 050169	20	$12,758	48% above the national average	$7,066	$63,178
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050779	18	$12,944	50% above the national average	$11,755	$179,458
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · CCN 050110	13	$13,104	52% above the national average	$11,723	$38,353
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · CCN 050292	20	$13,324	54% above the national average	$11,520	$63,107
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050047	27	$13,657	58% above the national average	$8,438	$38,570
Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · CCN 050315	12	$13,982	62% above the national average	$12,137	$26,739
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · CCN 050245	15	$14,494	68% above the national average	$12,741	$64,480
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	42	$14,720	70% above the national average	$10,217	$81,981
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	22	$14,814	71% above the national average	$11,704	$49,566
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · CCN 050327	37	$15,905	84% above the national average	$11,499	$70,272
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050454	44	$16,048	86% above the national average	$12,362	$75,865
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	12	$16,278	88% above the national average	$9,247	$51,170
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050262	11	$16,339	89% above the national average	$10,637	$48,085
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CA · CCN 050038	50	$16,428	90% above the national average	$14,410	$67,543
Highland HospitalOakland, CA · CCN 050320	30	$17,277	100% above the national average	$14,744	$61,423
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	63	$17,295	100% above the national average	$10,470	$51,717
Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · CCN 050441	76	$18,140	110% above the national average	$11,419	$130,192

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.