Office visit, established patient (level 3) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 27 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $167 — 10% above the US median ($152), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $89 ★ 2/5 179 min
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $89 $284 ★ 2/5 161 min
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $89 $405 ★ 5/5 177 min
Union Medical Center Union, SC $89 $405 155 min
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $92 $166 ★ 2/5 162 min
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $109 $79 ★ 2/5 166 min
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $109 $79 ★ 4/5 143 min
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $109 $79 ★ 4/5 130 min
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $137 $204 ★ 4/5 199 min
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $137 $204 80 min
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $146 $56 ★ 2/5 151 min
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $160 $149 128 min
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $167 ★ 4/5 96 min
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $167 ★ 5/5 132 min
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $167 ★ 5/5 140 min
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $255 ★ 3/5 153 min
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $302 $267 ★ 3/5 170 min
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $302 $267 ★ 3/5 238 min
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $302 $267 ★ 4/5 138 min
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $302 $267 ★ 3/5 140 min
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $302 $267 ★ 3/5 212 min
Shriners Hospitals for Children Greenville, SC $346 $64
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $369 $80 ★ 2/5 134 min
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $483 ★ 2/5 184 min
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $563 $310 ★ 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)
$257
Cash / self-pay
$167
Insurer-negotiated
$267
Medicare pays
$95
$89$426
Median cash $167  ·  Medicare $95  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $167 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($95). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($190).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $257 list price could save about $90 (35%).

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