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 Washington

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Average payment across these 30 hospitals: $9,004National $8,642 · Washington $9,004
Median hospital: $8,562
Lowest to highest: $7,154–$12,308
Medicare stays: 732

30 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
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla, WA · CCN 500002	12	$7,154	17% below the national average	$5,930	$21,357
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · CCN 500051	20	$7,204	17% below the national average	$5,980	$33,082
Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · CCN 500016	19	$7,269	16% below the national average	$5,994	$20,820
St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · CCN 500151	11	$7,283	16% below the national average	$5,651	$52,840
Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · CCN 500139	15	$7,335	15% below the national average	$5,920	$37,598
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · CCN 500044	14	$7,374	15% below the national average	$6,140	$25,135
Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · CCN 500072	13	$7,648	11% below the national average	$5,837	$16,656
Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · CCN 500031	11	$7,742	10% below the national average	$6,261	$34,886
Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · CCN 500124	31	$7,765	10% below the national average	$5,612	$32,340
Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · CCN 500036	22	$7,787	About average	$6,112	$33,174
St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · CCN 500021	13	$7,840	About average	$6,961	$56,639
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · CCN 500054	14	$8,208	About average	$6,101	$30,400
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · CCN 500129	53	$8,258	About average	$6,901	$29,170
Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · CCN 500088	20	$8,466	About average	$5,937	$33,005
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · CCN 500024	30	$8,517	About average	$6,155	$44,112
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · CCN 500150	20	$8,608	About average	$7,399	$29,864
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovington, WA · CCN 500154	12	$8,734	About average	$6,262	$16,183
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · CCN 500050	22	$8,750	About average	$6,507	$32,609
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · CCN 500003	14	$8,802	About average	$6,151	$34,678
Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · CCN 500015	14	$8,877	About average	$5,833	$33,985
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · CCN 500039	31	$8,924	About average	$7,065	$55,562
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA · CCN 500014	40	$8,966	About average	$5,916	$30,550
Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · CCN 500079	49	$9,449	About average	$5,820	$29,630
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · CCN 500058	45	$9,659	12% above the national average	$5,803	$32,806
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500005	16	$9,884	14% above the national average	$7,252	$27,469
PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · CCN 500030	49	$10,134	17% above the national average	$6,087	$48,574
Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500027	27	$10,497	21% above the national average	$7,565	$37,661
University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500008	54	$10,950	27% above the national average	$7,290	$36,276
Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500064	27	$11,175	29% above the national average	$9,005	$32,447
PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · CCN 500041	14	$12,308	42% above the national average	$5,267	$41,041

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.