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

Hospitals in Alabama

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Average payment across these 32 hospitals: $7,433National $8,642 · Alabama $7,433
Median hospital: $7,056
Lowest to highest: $6,006–$12,078
Medicare stays: 691

32 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. 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
Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · CCN 010131	23	$6,006	30% below the national average	$3,750	$68,746
Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · CCN 010019	15	$6,101	29% below the national average	$4,510	$23,363
St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · CCN 010130	13	$6,203	28% below the national average	$4,696	$18,281
Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · CCN 010046	12	$6,214	28% below the national average	$3,902	$37,830
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · CCN 010085	16	$6,339	27% below the national average	$4,911	$12,583
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · CCN 010056	23	$6,349	27% below the national average	$5,046	$16,513
Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · CCN 010040	12	$6,536	24% below the national average	$5,112	$108,259
USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · CCN 010090	18	$6,666	23% below the national average	$5,397	$17,824
Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery, AL · CCN 010024	23	$6,666	23% below the national average	$4,787	$24,494
Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · CCN 010089	13	$6,688	23% below the national average	$5,307	$51,759
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010104	38	$6,713	22% below the national average	$4,582	$52,115
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · CCN 010078	18	$6,714	22% below the national average	$5,898	$30,504
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · CCN 010006	17	$6,730	22% below the national average	$4,898	$28,553
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · CCN 010035	30	$6,859	21% below the national average	$5,621	$20,811
Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · CCN 010114	17	$7,000	19% below the national average	$5,752	$21,066
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · CCN 010001	16	$7,005	19% below the national average	$4,753	$24,854
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · CCN 010039	64	$7,108	18% below the national average	$4,668	$25,625
Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · CCN 010055	13	$7,117	18% below the national average	$4,680	$70,613
The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · CCN 010029	14	$7,146	17% below the national average	$5,889	$25,382
Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · CCN 010083	14	$7,347	15% below the national average	$5,564	$54,231
Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010144	27	$7,369	15% below the national average	$4,792	$14,506
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010113	42	$7,422	14% below the national average	$4,729	$23,621
Evergreen Medical CenterEvergreen, AL · CCN 010148	12	$7,422	14% below the national average	$6,334	$7,902
Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · CCN 010100	40	$7,459	14% below the national average	$5,001	$20,806
Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville, AL · CCN 010125	15	$7,480	13% below the national average	$5,815	$16,998
St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · CCN 010011	18	$7,741	10% below the national average	$5,747	$18,393
Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · CCN 010149	14	$7,807	About average	$4,561	$29,227
Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · CCN 010005	27	$8,241	About average	$4,890	$15,205
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · CCN 010092	30	$8,365	About average	$5,648	$20,479
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · CCN 010023	18	$10,543	22% above the national average	$7,715	$36,274
USA Health University HospitalMobile, AL · CCN 010087	11	$11,598	34% above the national average	$6,125	$17,799
University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010033	28	$12,078	40% above the national average	$6,974	$38,083

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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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.