Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 26 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $619 — 79% above the US median ($347), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $169 $310 ★ 2/5 161 min 14.4%
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $187 $83 ★ 2/5 172 min 15.4%
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $187 $83 ★ 4/5 144 min 14.2%
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $187 $83 ★ 4/5 126 min 13.9%
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $225 ★ 2/5 180 min 14.4%
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $225 $182 ★ 2/5 162 min 15.5%
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $225 $182 ★ 5/5 173 min 14.9%
Union Medical Center Union, SC $225 $176 156 min 14.8%
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $237 $348 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.3%
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $237 $348 83 min
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $277 $184 118 min 15.0%
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $388 $53 ★ 2/5 134 min 15.6%
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $606 $172 ★ 3/5 224 min 14.6%
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $632 $129 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.2%
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $632 $129 ★ 3/5 230 min 15.0%
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $632 $129 ★ 4/5 135 min 15.0%
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $632 $129 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.1%
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $632 $129 ★ 3/5 220 min 15.4%
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $678 $312 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.2%
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $794 ★ 3/5 144 min 13.7%
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $794 ★ 4/5 97 min 14.0%
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $794 ★ 5/5 129 min 14.0%
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $794 ★ 5/5 136 min 14.9%
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $874 ★ 2/5 188 min 14.0%
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $1,561 $665 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%

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 August 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)
$890
Cash / self-pay
$619
Insurer-negotiated
$174
Medicare pays
$84
$187$834
Median cash $619  ·  Medicare $84  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $619 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($84). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($167).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $890 list price could save about $271 (30%).

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