Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 25 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $429 — 106% above the US median ($208), roughly 38.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $99 $112 ★ 2/5 151 min
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $114 $169 ★ 4/5 199 min
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $114 $169 80 min
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $133 $124 128 min
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $169 $133 ★ 2/5 166 min
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $169 $140 ★ 4/5 143 min
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $169 $129 ★ 4/5 130 min
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $241 $438 ★ 2/5 162 min
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $265 $127 ★ 2/5 161 min
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $265 $128 ★ 5/5 177 min
Union Medical Center Union, SC $265 $87 155 min
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $429 ★ 3/5 153 min
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $429 ★ 4/5 96 min
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $429 ★ 5/5 132 min
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $429 ★ 5/5 140 min
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $431 $486 ★ 3/5 170 min
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $431 $486 ★ 3/5 238 min
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $431 $486 ★ 4/5 138 min
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $431 $486 ★ 3/5 140 min
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $431 $486 ★ 3/5 212 min
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $556 $82 ★ 2/5 134 min
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $557 $151 ★ 3/5 223 min
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $659 ★ 2/5 184 min
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $876 $482 ★ 2/5 130 min
Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC $970 $584 ★ 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)
$607
Cash / self-pay
$429
Insurer-negotiated
$160
Medicare pays
$11
$121$618
Median cash $429  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $429 — about 38.9× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $607 list price could save about $178 (29%).

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