CT scan of the chest with contrast Cost in Charleston, SC

Prices at 3 hospitals in Charleston, SC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,282 — 16% below the US median ($1,527), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital	Charleston, SC	$1,282	—	★ 3/5	153 min	—
Roper Hospital	Charleston, SC	$1,282	—	★ 4/5	96 min	—
Trident Medical Center	Charleston, SC	$7,099	$312	★ 3/5	126 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$1,973

Cash / self-pay

$1,282

Insurer-negotiated

$312

Medicare pays

$167

$1,282$5,936

Median cash $1,282 · Medicare $167 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,282 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($167). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,973 list price could save about $691 (35%).

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Doctors who perform this in Charleston

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Gregory Puthoff, D.O.	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	605
Ismail Kabakus, M.D. PH.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	554
Johnny Campbell, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	394
Jeremy Burt, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	391
Matthew Mcdermott, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	315
Philip Costello, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	314
Shane Oberoi, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	305
Thomas Britt, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	281
Carlo De Cecco, MD, PHD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	258
Matthew Brady, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	249
James Melton, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	244
Jared Mills, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	189

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