US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Washington

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$61,642typical hospital bill
$13,743typical amount paid
$11,929–$16,643range paid across 7 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,642 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland13$54,682$11,929
Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup13$37,554$12,220
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale12$110,514$12,876
Peacehealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham17$69,998$13,743
Peacehealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver14$65,413$13,797
Swedish Medical CenterSeattle14$61,642$16,006
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattle23$45,949$16,643

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.