Inpatient stays / DRG 603
MS-DRG 603 · 1,685 hospitals · 60,330 stays
DRG 603: Cellulitis without MCC
Medicare patients had 60,330 stays in DRG 603 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $37,289 per stay and were paid $8,681 — a ratio of 4.3 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $6,505. Average charges ran from $7,902 at the least expensive hospital to $296,961 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $22,614 and $44,091.
- 1Average charge $37,289
- 2Average paid $8,681
- 3Reporting hospitals 1,685
- 4Medicare stays 60,330
By state
Average charges for DRG 603 were highest in Nevada ($73,091) and lowest in Maryland ($12,409). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $6,548 to $12,176.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 392 | $73,091 | $8,798 | 8.3× |
| New Jersey | 2,805 | $62,724 | $8,919 | 7× |
| California | 5,517 | $62,435 | $10,855 | 5.8× |
| New York | 4,356 | $51,153 | $11,221 | 4.6× |
| Colorado | 494 | $48,284 | $8,107 | 6× |
| Alaska | 138 | $46,931 | $12,176 | 3.9× |
| Florida | 5,544 | $45,648 | $7,730 | 5.9× |
| Texas | 3,569 | $42,079 | $8,906 | 4.7× |
| Kansas | 484 | $38,680 | $7,181 | 5.4× |
| Pennsylvania | 3,147 | $37,281 | $7,742 | 4.8× |
| Arizona | 1,381 | $37,188 | $8,532 | 4.4× |
| District of Columbia | 118 | $36,484 | $9,559 | 3.8× |
| Washington | 809 | $34,851 | $8,953 | 3.9× |
| Georgia | 1,239 | $32,973 | $8,762 | 3.8× |
| Hawaii | 226 | $32,294 | $11,392 | 2.8× |
| South Carolina | 912 | $32,143 | $7,935 | 4.1× |
| Mississippi | 537 | $31,971 | $7,139 | 4.5× |
| Oklahoma | 663 | $31,518 | $7,615 | 4.1× |
| Connecticut | 809 | $30,563 | $9,763 | 3.1× |
| Illinois | 3,023 | $30,538 | $8,590 | 3.6× |
| Missouri | 1,385 | $29,100 | $7,582 | 3.8× |
| Tennessee | 1,079 | $28,989 | $7,590 | 3.8× |
| Alabama | 847 | $28,401 | $7,497 | 3.8× |
| South Dakota | 260 | $28,395 | $7,980 | 3.6× |
| Indiana | 1,287 | $27,859 | $7,441 | 3.7× |
| Wisconsin | 862 | $27,792 | $7,606 | 3.7× |
| Oregon | 498 | $27,772 | $9,289 | 3× |
| Wyoming | 105 | $27,480 | $10,463 | 2.6× |
| Louisiana | 854 | $27,358 | $7,083 | 3.9× |
| Virginia | 1,603 | $26,954 | $7,750 | 3.5× |
| New Hampshire | 333 | $26,941 | $8,007 | 3.4× |
| Maine | 209 | $26,783 | $8,793 | 3× |
| Kentucky | 821 | $26,720 | $6,882 | 3.9× |
| Idaho | 128 | $26,426 | $8,065 | 3.3× |
| New Mexico | 268 | $26,310 | $8,361 | 3.1× |
| Delaware | 354 | $26,108 | $8,249 | 3.2× |
| Arkansas | 525 | $26,061 | $6,745 | 3.9× |
| Minnesota | 793 | $25,672 | $8,148 | 3.2× |
| Ohio | 2,315 | $25,662 | $7,521 | 3.4× |
| Utah | 155 | $25,485 | $9,025 | 2.8× |
| North Carolina | 1,855 | $25,349 | $8,363 | 3× |
| Vermont | 128 | $25,064 | $6,548 | 3.8× |
| Rhode Island | 190 | $24,957 | $8,809 | 2.8× |
| Nebraska | 322 | $23,796 | $7,632 | 3.1× |
| Iowa | 491 | $23,570 | $7,002 | 3.4× |
| West Virginia | 522 | $23,450 | $7,094 | 3.3× |
| Michigan | 1,703 | $21,696 | $7,871 | 2.8× |
| North Dakota | 138 | $21,564 | $7,472 | 2.9× |
| Montana | 151 | $18,911 | $7,421 | 2.5× |
| Massachusetts | 2,289 | $18,227 | $8,710 | 2.1× |
| Maryland | 1,697 | $12,409 | $11,237 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton, NJ · 15 stays | $296,961 | $10,863 |
| Carepoint Health-Christ Hospital Jersey City, NJ · 12 stays | $257,181 | $11,432 |
| Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center Bayonne, NJ · 31 stays | $237,618 | $11,267 |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington, NJ · 29 stays | $184,638 | $8,853 |
| Doctors Medical Center Modesto, CA · 21 stays | $182,818 | $10,187 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA · 18 stays | $179,458 | $12,944 |
| Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center Hoboken, NJ · 12 stays | $176,525 | $12,995 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose, CA · 22 stays | $173,845 | $9,909 |
| San Ramon Regional Medical Center San Ramon, CA · 18 stays | $150,706 | $9,504 |
| Uci Health-Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, CA · 18 stays | $148,068 | $9,445 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen, AL · 12 stays | $7,902 | $7,422 |
| Winston Medical Center & Swingbed Louisville, MS · 14 stays | $7,964 | $8,863 |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Columbia, MD · 67 stays | $8,422 | $7,716 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Inc Milton, MA · 41 stays | $8,653 | $6,899 |
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · 69 stays | $8,876 | $8,273 |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD · 34 stays | $8,922 | $8,181 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD · 133 stays | $9,116 | $8,430 |
| Baystate Wing Hospital and Medical Centers Palmer, MA · 42 stays | $9,287 | $7,406 |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA · 11 stays | $9,568 | $7,497 |
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · 95 stays | $9,578 | $8,818 |
These are averages over each hospital's Medicare stays in this DRG, which mix simple and complicated cases. A high average charge is the hospital's pricing, not a sign of better or worse care, and not what a patient pays: Medicare patients owe the inpatient deductible, and people with other coverage pay their plan's negotiated rate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays are suppressed by CMS. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.