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 New Jersey

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Average payment across these 53 hospitals: $8,849National $8,642 · New Jersey $8,849
Median hospital: $8,980
Lowest to highest: $6,829–$13,954
Medicare stays: 2,759

53 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. 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
Ahs Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · CCN 310115	48	$6,829	21% below the national average	$5,641	$78,367
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · CCN 310110	33	$7,271	16% below the national average	$5,237	$57,377
Cape Regional Medical Center IncCape May Court House, NJ · CCN 310011	40	$7,293	16% below the national average	$5,635	$38,436
Newton Medical CenterNewton, NJ · CCN 310028	92	$7,337	15% below the national average	$5,407	$86,940
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood, NJ · CCN 310130	18	$7,415	14% below the national average	$6,148	$38,804
West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ · CCN 310022	202	$7,440	14% below the national average	$5,632	$71,664
Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains, NJ · CCN 310017	75	$7,443	14% below the national average	$6,019	$68,455
Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · CCN 310012	50	$7,499	13% below the national average	$6,007	$38,039
Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · CCN 310047	73	$7,525	13% below the national average	$5,716	$40,216
Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro, NJ · CCN 310061	28	$7,534	13% below the national average	$6,180	$76,057
Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, NJ · CCN 310057	76	$7,674	11% below the national average	$6,142	$78,465
Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin, NJ · CCN 310113	48	$7,678	11% below the national average	$5,107	$45,304
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · CCN 310048	28	$7,690	11% below the national average	$5,751	$73,439
University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · CCN 310010	56	$7,769	10% below the national average	$6,118	$38,916
Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel, NJ · CCN 310112	51	$7,854	About average	$5,219	$51,013
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood, NJ · CCN 310084	24	$7,854	About average	$6,562	$56,775
Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · CCN 310034	60	$7,969	About average	$5,321	$45,227
CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · CCN 310111	74	$8,097	About average	$5,724	$40,303
Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · CCN 310041	110	$8,098	About average	$5,795	$61,145
Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck, NJ · CCN 310008	61	$8,204	About average	$6,447	$28,780
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · CCN 310064	48	$8,253	About average	$6,921	$42,265
Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · CCN 310005	68	$8,317	About average	$6,112	$41,180
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · CCN 310086	99	$8,780	About average	$6,658	$51,106
Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, NJ · CCN 310009	31	$8,798	About average	$6,985	$68,171
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · CCN 310050	62	$8,820	About average	$6,904	$34,285
Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington, NJ · CCN 310044	29	$8,853	About average	$7,104	$184,638
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ · CCN 310073	80	$8,980	About average	$6,414	$56,610
Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · CCN 310039	37	$8,991	About average	$6,851	$51,925
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · CCN 310015	151	$9,177	About average	$6,834	$54,093
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · CCN 310054	42	$9,203	About average	$6,683	$38,975
Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer, NJ · CCN 310069	64	$9,471	About average	$6,309	$43,870
Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · CCN 310051	82	$9,498	About average	$6,831	$48,057
Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ · CCN 310029	24	$9,583	11% above the national average	$6,934	$76,235
Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · CCN 310052	116	$9,634	11% above the national average	$6,070	$51,817
Englewood Hospital And Medical CenterEnglewood, NJ · CCN 310045	37	$9,635	11% above the national average	$7,393	$49,449
St Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg, NJ · CCN 310060	18	$9,653	12% above the national average	$6,737	$62,875
JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · CCN 310108	66	$9,685	12% above the national average	$6,072	$57,055
Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · CCN 310032	27	$10,080	17% above the national average	$8,056	$43,962
Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · CCN 310014	43	$10,098	17% above the national average	$7,255	$44,614
Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310070	30	$10,420	21% above the national average	$8,297	$94,596
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310038	40	$10,839	25% above the national average	$7,792	$83,140
Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, NJ · CCN 310092	15	$10,863	26% above the national average	$8,893	$296,961
St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · CCN 310006	11	$10,967	27% above the national average	$8,804	$43,145
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterBayonne, NJ · CCN 310025	31	$11,267	30% above the national average	$8,232	$237,618
Heights University HospitalJersey City, NJ · CCN 310016	12	$11,432	32% above the national average	$10,012	$257,181
Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · CCN 310075	46	$11,457	33% above the national average	$7,370	$55,079
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · CCN 310076	58	$11,677	35% above the national average	$6,775	$63,120
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · CCN 310001	59	$11,835	37% above the national average	$8,289	$60,283
Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, NJ · CCN 310074	18	$12,559	45% above the national average	$10,708	$84,970
Saint Michael's Medical CenterNewark, NJ · CCN 310096	11	$12,606	46% above the national average	$10,407	$43,612

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.