US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$42,430typical hospital bill
$12,462typical amount paid
$11,537–$14,152range paid across 3 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,430 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Beebe Medical CenterLewes23$32,709$11,537
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford11$42,430$12,462
Christiana HospitalNewark58$49,735$14,152

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.