US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Rhode Island

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$50,094typical hospital bill
$15,698typical amount paid
$13,048–$18,348range paid across 2 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,094 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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
The Miriam HospitalProvidence18$34,791$13,048
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence13$65,398$18,348

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.