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
- $6,446
- Average billed charge
- $37,743
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,685
Hospitals in Texas
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 108 hospitals
- $8,473
- Median hospital
- $7,918
- Lowest to highest
- $5,564–$38,967
- Medicare stays
- 2,984
108 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks | 11 | $5,564 | 36% below the national average | $4,229 | $57,021 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall | 18 | $5,773 | 33% below the national average | $4,322 | $26,011 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 51 | $5,875 | 32% below the national average | $4,422 | $23,391 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | 15 | $6,016 | 30% below the national average | $4,495 | $29,449 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine | 58 | $6,029 | 30% below the national average | $4,329 | $23,702 |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center | 16 | $6,189 | 28% below the national average | $4,409 | $46,899 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 45 | $6,199 | 28% below the national average | $4,540 | $46,719 |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital | 20 | $6,215 | 28% below the national average | $4,828 | $32,998 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 17 | $6,282 | 27% below the national average | $4,838 | $24,006 |
| Carrollton Regional Medical Center | 11 | $6,350 | 27% below the national average | $4,400 | $22,771 |
| Woodland Heights Medical Center | 11 | $6,389 | 26% below the national average | $5,202 | $54,086 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 23 | $6,453 | 25% below the national average | $4,150 | $38,387 |
| Nacogdoches Medical Center | 20 | $6,505 | 25% below the national average | $4,945 | $84,342 |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | 12 | $6,541 | 24% below the national average | $4,000 | $31,869 |
| Paris Regional Medical Center | 20 | $6,541 | 24% below the national average | $5,311 | $26,745 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 26 | $6,780 | 22% below the national average | $5,456 | $33,931 |
| St David's Medical Center | 35 | $6,857 | 21% below the national average | $5,303 | $47,937 |
| Texoma Medical Center | 29 | $6,860 | 21% below the national average | $5,707 | $61,051 |
| Bsa Hospital | 40 | $6,889 | 20% below the national average | $5,661 | $44,313 |
| Christus St Michael Health System | 38 | $6,912 | 20% below the national average | $5,498 | $39,883 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 68 | $6,986 | 19% below the national average | $5,564 | $55,116 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 56 | $7,000 | 19% below the national average | $5,622 | $49,451 |
| Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood | 14 | $7,024 | 19% below the national average | $5,724 | $48,986 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls | 11 | $7,029 | 19% below the national average | $4,998 | $25,292 |
| Citizens Medical Center | 27 | $7,034 | 19% below the national average | $5,584 | $16,243 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinney | 29 | $7,057 | 18% below the national average | $4,657 | $27,541 |
| Methodist Mansfield Medical Center | 18 | $7,088 | 18% below the national average | $5,728 | $33,472 |
| Peterson Regional Medical Center | 24 | $7,109 | 18% below the national average | $5,177 | $25,610 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 42 | $7,129 | 18% below the national average | $5,316 | $40,499 |
| Methodist Richardson Medical Center | 17 | $7,203 | 17% below the national average | $5,192 | $30,857 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | 15 | $7,320 | 15% below the national average | $6,224 | $31,359 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 42 | $7,348 | 15% below the national average | $5,949 | $42,053 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati | 20 | $7,358 | 15% below the national average | $5,315 | $25,114 |
| Ascension Providence | 15 | $7,424 | 14% below the national average | $5,759 | $19,984 |
| Medical Center Of McKinney | 13 | $7,431 | 14% below the national average | $5,924 | $57,298 |
| Ascension Seton Williamson | 20 | $7,473 | 14% below the national average | $6,495 | $59,345 |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 14 | $7,483 | 13% below the national average | $6,063 | $33,994 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie | 20 | $7,519 | 13% below the national average | $6,295 | $22,942 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 31 | $7,547 | 13% below the national average | $6,078 | $48,277 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 45 | $7,582 | 12% below the national average | $6,220 | $29,582 |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | 22 | $7,594 | 12% below the national average | $5,840 | $35,920 |
| VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLC | 15 | $7,597 | 12% below the national average | $6,296 | $72,024 |
| UT Health East Texas Athens Hospital | 12 | $7,608 | 12% below the national average | $6,384 | $42,256 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 22 | $7,663 | 11% below the national average | $5,990 | $75,547 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | 35 | $7,665 | 11% below the national average | $5,735 | $40,325 |
| Methodist Hospital | 83 | $7,690 | 11% below the national average | $5,451 | $46,041 |
| Mission Regional Medical Center | 15 | $7,699 | 11% below the national average | $6,611 | $26,776 |
| Medical City Denton | 32 | $7,716 | 11% below the national average | $6,367 | $68,680 |
| Hunt Regional Medical Center | 16 | $7,721 | 11% below the national average | $5,955 | $21,724 |
| Ascension Seton Hays | 19 | $7,771 | 10% below the national average | $6,805 | $41,016 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| 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.
Show all 51 states
| 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.