US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Hawaii

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$61,657typical hospital bill
$18,771typical amount paid
$15,737–$24,074range paid across 3 hospitals

Hawaii hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,657 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Straub Clinic and HospitalHonolulu21$61,657$15,737
The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu22$84,661$18,771
Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku11$52,930$24,074

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.