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 North Carolina

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Average payment across these 49 hospitals: $8,382National $8,642 · North Carolina $8,382
Median hospital: $7,645
Lowest to highest: $5,840–$14,837
Medicare stays: 1,699

49 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
WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · CCN 340173	57	$5,840	32% below the national average	$4,581	$22,919
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340190	16	$5,867	32% below the national average	$4,541	$22,788
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	62	$6,306	27% below the national average	$4,944	$17,746
Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · CCN 340129	11	$6,420	26% below the national average	$4,788	$25,696
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	67	$6,647	23% below the national average	$5,404	$32,954
Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · CCN 340171	24	$6,707	22% below the national average	$5,347	$26,251
Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · CCN 340184	20	$6,733	22% below the national average	$5,428	$28,725
Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · CCN 340017	19	$6,791	21% below the national average	$5,304	$17,333
Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · CCN 340158	27	$6,816	21% below the national average	$5,245	$25,624
Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · CCN 340039	20	$6,832	21% below the national average	$4,629	$22,902
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · CCN 340115	86	$6,869	21% below the national average	$5,506	$36,235
Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · CCN 340090	36	$6,886	20% below the national average	$5,356	$25,519
Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · CCN 340041	14	$7,053	18% below the national average	$5,530	$22,193
AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · CCN 340023	12	$7,139	17% below the national average	$5,643	$21,114
UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · CCN 340147	21	$7,154	17% below the national average	$4,992	$24,699
Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · CCN 340119	14	$7,258	16% below the national average	$5,830	$30,509
Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · CCN 340064	13	$7,287	16% below the national average	$6,409	$25,673
Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · CCN 340183	23	$7,341	15% below the national average	$5,633	$26,603
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	72	$7,425	14% below the national average	$6,108	$24,316
High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · CCN 340004	17	$7,469	14% below the national average	$5,726	$23,087
Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · CCN 340130	38	$7,485	13% below the national average	$5,943	$27,576
Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · CCN 340142	14	$7,502	13% below the national average	$6,188	$16,553
Duke Health Raleigh HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340073	13	$7,548	13% below the national average	$6,381	$16,455
Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · CCN 340021	31	$7,641	12% below the national average	$5,718	$30,969
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · CCN 340141	72	$7,645	12% below the national average	$5,956	$22,803
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · CCN 340131	60	$7,660	11% below the national average	$5,946	$19,259
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · CCN 340001	63	$7,701	11% below the national average	$5,810	$32,303
Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340143	18	$7,789	About average	$6,534	$26,161
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	50	$7,829	About average	$5,140	$25,345
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340053	35	$7,898	About average	$5,998	$24,073
Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · CCN 340109	21	$7,952	About average	$6,176	$18,562
Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · CCN 340070	21	$7,985	About average	$6,411	$19,531
Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · CCN 340042	17	$8,068	About average	$6,280	$21,451
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · CCN 340028	42	$8,122	About average	$6,544	$18,959
Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340155	34	$8,166	About average	$6,424	$15,819
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · CCN 340075	13	$8,257	About average	$6,493	$25,835
Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · CCN 340145	24	$8,279	About average	$6,987	$24,759
UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · CCN 340010	14	$8,310	About average	$5,647	$19,169
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	33	$8,496	About average	$5,212	$34,395
Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · CCN 340051	11	$8,556	About average	$6,560	$19,753
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · CCN 340069	93	$8,688	About average	$6,718	$25,817
Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · CCN 340071	11	$8,853	About average	$6,848	$15,250
Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · CCN 340091	44	$8,997	About average	$6,270	$18,134
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	68	$10,257	19% above the national average	$5,919	$25,032
Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · CCN 340050	11	$11,530	33% above the national average	$7,347	$25,480
Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340030	67	$12,322	43% above the national average	$8,003	$21,443
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113	55	$13,177	52% above the national average	$7,892	$38,517
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	43	$13,944	61% above the national average	$7,295	$22,719
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	52	$14,837	72% above the national average	$8,271	$27,652

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.