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 1,451–1,500. 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
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140281	47	$10,594	23% above the national average	$7,169	$32,628
St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · CCN 220176	28	$10,606	23% above the national average	$7,593	$46,689
MacNeal HospitalBerwyn, IL · CCN 140054	23	$10,610	23% above the national average	$7,087	$37,734
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	54	$10,616	23% above the national average	$6,832	$17,331
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
Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira, NY · CCN 330090	18	$10,668	23% above the national average	$7,986	$15,692
University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · CCN 250001	25	$10,668	23% above the national average	$8,346	$21,882
MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · CCN 210015	68	$10,691	24% above the national average	$9,299	$11,860
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
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	32	$10,730	24% above the national average	$7,835	$37,047
Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · CCN 330234	46	$10,733	24% above the national average	$8,447	$95,978
MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · CCN 090011	17	$10,769	25% above the national average	$8,349	$38,913
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
University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison, WI · CCN 520098	43	$10,799	25% above the national average	$6,451	$32,686
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX · CCN 450046	18	$10,809	25% above the national average	$8,670	$57,106
Self Regional HealthcareGreenwood, SC · CCN 420071	23	$10,835	25% above the national average	$6,435	$33,035
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310038	40	$10,839	25% above the national average	$7,792	$83,140
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
Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, NJ · CCN 310092	15	$10,863	26% above the national average	$8,893	$296,961
St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT · CCN 070028	29	$10,876	26% above the national average	$7,296	$36,117
Copley Memorial HospitalAurora, IL · CCN 140029	34	$10,880	26% above the national average	$5,393	$32,641
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110083	42	$10,918	26% above the national average	$4,780	$33,021
Fort Defiance Indian HospitalFt. Defiance, AZ · CCN 030071	16	$10,924	26% above the national average	$9,598	$14,473
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050077	44	$10,935	27% above the national average	$7,744	$43,864
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · CCN 330241	62	$10,938	27% above the national average	$7,594	$51,710
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI · CCN 410007	32	$10,942	27% above the national average	$8,349	$35,781
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · CCN 070002	15	$10,949	27% above the national average	$6,687	$44,144
University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500008	54	$10,950	27% above the national average	$7,290	$36,276
St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · CCN 310006	11	$10,967	27% above the national average	$8,804	$43,145
Uw HealthRockford, IL · CCN 140228	40	$10,968	27% above the national average	$5,372	$44,132
HCA Florida Lake City HospitalLake City, FL · CCN 100156	19	$10,991	27% above the national average	$6,164	$48,417
Gallup Indian Medical CenterGallup, NM · CCN 320061	18	$11,001	27% above the national average	$9,551	$19,915
University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · CCN 210037	34	$11,003	27% above the national average	$8,790	$12,158
Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue, HI · CCN 120014	17	$11,015	27% above the national average	$9,673	$29,269
Campbell County HealthGillette, WY · CCN 530002	11	$11,044	28% above the national average	$9,709	$20,558
University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · CCN 060024	28	$11,047	28% above the national average	$7,756	$59,317
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · CCN 070025	77	$11,055	28% above the national average	$7,795	$34,768
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · CCN 050101	18	$11,059	28% above the national average	$9,519	$47,588
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · CCN 110035	55	$11,073	28% above the national average	$7,648	$40,704
University Of Utah Hospital And ClinicsSalt Lake City, UT · CCN 460009	32	$11,084	28% above the national average	$7,234	$20,775
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · CCN 300003	46	$11,107	29% above the national average	$7,822	$29,762
OHSU Hospital And ClinicsPortland, OR · CCN 380009	28	$11,129	29% above the national average	$9,116	$26,234
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	36	$11,160	29% above the national average	$8,878	$63,006
Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterPalmer, AK · CCN 020006	25	$11,164	29% above the national average	$9,892	$59,653
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY · CCN 330195	94	$11,173	29% above the national average	$8,777	$73,495

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.