How much does Skin Infection (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 602 · Inpatient stay · 589 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $37,235
Typical charge
$51,338
Dearest quarter
over $73,064
Actually paid
$13,680
The middle U.S. hospital bills $51,338 for Skin Infection (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $13,680 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Skin Infection (severe) cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 13 | $16,612 | $12,409 – $46,429 |
| Massachusetts | 28 | $25,873 | $16,193 – $124,114 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $33,667 | $32,986 – $35,170 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $34,194 | $33,562 – $36,777 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $34,445 | $31,765 – $52,396 |
| Virginia | 20 | $36,756 | $22,440 – $82,296 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $37,044 | $21,851 – $50,832 |
| Mississippi | 7 | $37,623 | $29,251 – $76,909 |
| Michigan | 15 | $37,750 | $24,286 – $57,189 |
| West Virginia | 8 | $38,543 | $28,160 – $69,596 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $39,090 | $25,010 – $86,270 |
| Ohio | 25 | $40,301 | $25,337 – $66,074 |
| Missouri | 15 | $40,308 | $23,900 – $91,634 |
| Delaware | 3 | $42,430 | $32,709 – $49,735 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $42,627 | $40,281 – $47,512 |
| North Carolina | 21 | $42,970 | $24,133 – $65,500 |
| Iowa | 4 | $44,471 | $34,460 – $83,152 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $44,478 | $37,177 – $62,248 |
| Kentucky | 8 | $46,229 | $22,187 – $94,512 |
| Indiana | 14 | $46,491 | $31,554 – $91,087 |
| Tennessee | 9 | $46,503 | $20,433 – $58,274 |
| Arizona | 13 | $48,399 | $34,060 – $82,487 |
| Illinois | 37 | $48,533 | $25,977 – $75,114 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $49,039 | $30,814 – $76,578 |
| Connecticut | 7 | $50,139 | $37,093 – $74,044 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $53,349 | $45,921 – $72,046 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | $54,341 | $22,729 – $74,206 |
| Colorado | 3 | $56,011 | $55,788 – $149,190 |
| Texas | 33 | $57,991 | $37,032 – $152,350 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | $59,209 | $26,724 – $118,366 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $60,503 | $32,512 – $87,201 |
| Florida | 46 | $61,410 | $38,516 – $166,960 |
| Washington | 7 | $61,642 | $37,554 – $110,514 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $61,657 | $52,930 – $84,661 |
| Georgia | 12 | $64,196 | $35,674 – $122,384 |
| Alabama | 3 | $69,535 | $49,999 – $95,216 |
| Kansas | 3 | $78,556 | $43,291 – $92,316 |
| New Jersey | 28 | $82,123 | $42,654 – $167,941 |
| New York | 40 | $87,584 | $22,274 – $189,343 |
| California | 63 | $92,672 | $30,025 – $288,146 |
| Nevada | 5 | $96,689 | $33,981 – $197,205 |
Where Skin Infection (severe) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$12,409 | $11,301 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$14,454 | $13,106 |
|
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc
Lanham, MD |
$14,708 | $13,610 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$15,390 | $14,132 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$15,835 | $14,660 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$15,954 | $14,627 |
|
Holy Family Hospital
Methuen, MA |
$16,193 | $12,760 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$16,612 | $15,176 |
|
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA |
$16,648 | $12,361 |
|
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA |
$16,799 | $10,954 |
|
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford, MA |
$18,180 | $12,482 |
|
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA |
$18,294 | $12,404 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$288,146 | $15,907 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$219,629 | $26,168 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$209,212 | $19,914 |
|
Henderson Hospital
Henderson, NV |
$197,205 | $12,019 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$189,343 | $25,980 |
|
Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$174,337 | $14,163 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$173,732 | $16,387 |
|
Mount Sinai West
New York, NY |
$172,402 | $23,130 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$171,567 | $14,135 |
|
Newton Medical Center
Newton, NJ |
$167,941 | $13,408 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$166,960 | $17,297 |
|
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, NJ |
$158,796 | $22,473 |
Questions people ask
How much does Skin Infection (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 589 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Skin Infection (severe) is $51,338. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $37,235 and the dearest quarter over $73,064.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Skin Infection (severe), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.8x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $13,680 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $63,196. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 602: “CELLULITIS WITH MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.