Emergency department visit cost in South Carolina

Prices at 25 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $924 — 59% above the US median ($581), roughly 13.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $238 $218 ★ 2/5 151 min
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $393 $586 ★ 4/5 199 min
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $393 $586 80 min
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $441 $528 ★ 2/5 166 min
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $441 $554 ★ 4/5 143 min
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $441 $502 ★ 4/5 130 min
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $459 $384 128 min
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $775 $1,408 ★ 2/5 162 min
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $778 $420 ★ 2/5 161 min
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $778 $422 ★ 5/5 177 min
Union Medical Center Union, SC $778 $417 155 min
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $888 $165 ★ 2/5 134 min
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $924 $458 ★ 3/5 223 min
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $1,011 ★ 3/5 153 min
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $1,011 ★ 4/5 96 min
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $1,011 ★ 5/5 140 min
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $1,016 $1,145 ★ 3/5 170 min
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $1,016 $1,145 ★ 3/5 238 min
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $1,016 $1,145 ★ 4/5 138 min
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $1,016 $1,145 ★ 3/5 140 min
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $1,016 $1,145 ★ 3/5 212 min
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $1,264 ★ 5/5 132 min
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $1,841 ★ 2/5 184 min
Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC $2,585 $1,430 ★ 3/5 126 min
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $3,834 $1,725 ★ 2/5 130 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)
$1,431
Cash / self-pay
$924
Insurer-negotiated
$570
Medicare pays
$69
$412$1,610
Median cash $924  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $924 — about 13.3× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,431 list price could save about $507 (35%).

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