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 1,601–1,650. 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
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390142	11	$13,016	51% above the national average	$8,386	$39,153
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, TX · CCN 450068	25	$13,038	51% above the national average	$10,192	$37,077
Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · CCN 310003	19	$13,054	51% above the national average	$10,074	$46,418
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140182	14	$13,069	51% above the national average	$6,903	$34,265
Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · CCN 050110	13	$13,104	52% above the national average	$11,723	$38,353
Montefiore Mount Vernon HospitalMount Vernon, NY · CCN 330086	13	$13,167	52% above the national average	$7,554	$40,937
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113	55	$13,177	52% above the national average	$7,892	$38,517
Alaska Native Medical CenterAnchorage, AK · CCN 020026	16	$13,256	53% above the national average	$11,830	$44,000
MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · CCN 210028	19	$13,271	54% above the national average	$11,985	$13,904
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	52	$13,301	54% above the national average	$8,796	$18,596
Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · CCN 050292	20	$13,324	54% above the national average	$11,520	$63,107
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · CCN 210057	62	$13,326	54% above the national average	$10,685	$14,860
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210044	92	$13,370	55% above the national average	$11,609	$15,065
John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · CCN 070036	18	$13,371	55% above the national average	$10,030	$28,758
Ivinson Memorial HospitalLaramie, WY · CCN 530025	13	$13,478	56% above the national average	$11,848	$41,297
MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210024	23	$13,490	56% above the national average	$12,213	$15,242
The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140088	38	$13,498	56% above the national average	$8,905	$54,280
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440039	44	$13,550	57% above the national average	$7,062	$41,588
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210029	36	$13,612	58% above the national average	$11,284	$15,360
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050047	27	$13,657	58% above the national average	$8,438	$38,570
Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330194	56	$13,716	59% above the national average	$9,610	$57,325
Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · CCN 210027	30	$13,768	59% above the national average	$12,409	$15,509
Flushing Hospital Medical CenterFlushing, NY · CCN 330193	13	$13,786	60% above the national average	$9,579	$26,723
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	183	$13,882	61% above the national average	$9,192	$85,350
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	43	$13,944	61% above the national average	$7,295	$22,719
St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · CCN 310019	26	$13,954	61% above the national average	$10,913	$100,069
Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · CCN 050315	12	$13,982	62% above the national average	$12,137	$26,739
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	303	$13,992	62% above the national average	$9,548	$90,211
MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · CCN 090004	12	$14,024	62% above the national average	$7,093	$50,774
Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, AK · CCN 020012	21	$14,048	63% above the national average	$12,611	$44,404
Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · CCN 020024	14	$14,061	63% above the national average	$11,406	$40,561
Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku, HI · CCN 120002	18	$14,215	64% above the national average	$12,764	$23,688
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	37	$14,261	65% above the national average	$7,881	$35,525
Nassau University Medical CenterEast Meadow, NY · CCN 330027	31	$14,320	66% above the national average	$10,727	$49,233
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL · CCN 140276	37	$14,407	67% above the national average	$7,571	$40,583
St John's Episcopal Hospital At South ShoreFar Rockaway, NY · CCN 330395	23	$14,463	67% above the national average	$9,871	$36,280
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · CCN 050245	15	$14,494	68% above the national average	$12,741	$64,480
Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210011	45	$14,510	68% above the national average	$12,712	$17,306
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	42	$14,720	70% above the national average	$10,217	$81,981
Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · CCN 210008	27	$14,771	71% above the national average	$13,032	$17,059
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	22	$14,814	71% above the national average	$11,704	$49,566
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	52	$14,837	72% above the national average	$8,271	$27,652
Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs CampusHialeah, FL · CCN 100050	11	$14,859	72% above the national average	$9,972	$57,806
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330024	45	$14,877	72% above the national average	$9,693	$61,546
Eskenazi HealthIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150024	13	$14,897	72% above the national average	$12,961	$31,364
Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330233	16	$15,159	75% above the national average	$11,325	$30,261
Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterJamaica, NY · CCN 330014	15	$15,297	77% above the national average	$11,571	$28,900
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330059	72	$15,596	80% above the national average	$9,546	$84,740
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community HospitalGeneva, IL · CCN 140211	33	$15,618	81% above the national average	$4,594	$36,138
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · CCN 050327	37	$15,905	84% above the national average	$11,499	$70,272

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.