Office visit, new patient (level 5) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 27 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $334 — 5% above the US median ($317), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $124 $225 ★ 2/5 162 min
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $212 ★ 2/5 179 min
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $212 $665 ★ 2/5 161 min
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $212 $950 ★ 5/5 177 min
Union Medical Center Union, SC $212 $950 155 min
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $252 ★ 4/5 96 min
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $252 ★ 5/5 132 min
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $252 ★ 5/5 140 min
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $252 $161 ★ 2/5 151 min
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $255 $208 ★ 2/5 166 min
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $255 $208 ★ 4/5 143 min
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $255 $208 ★ 4/5 130 min
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $334 $498 ★ 4/5 199 min
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $334 $498 80 min
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $390 $364 128 min
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $521 ★ 3/5 153 min
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $709 $703 ★ 3/5 170 min
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $709 $703 ★ 3/5 238 min
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $709 $703 ★ 4/5 138 min
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $709 $703 ★ 3/5 140 min
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $709 $703 ★ 3/5 212 min
Shriners Hospitals for Children Greenville, SC $731 $156
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $794 $206 ★ 2/5 134 min
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $904 $691 ★ 3/5 223 min
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $1,022 ★ 2/5 184 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)
$644
Cash / self-pay
$334
Insurer-negotiated
$665
Medicare pays
$237
$212$951
Median cash $334  ·  Medicare $237  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $334 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $644 list price could save about $310 (48%).

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