Vaccine administration cost in South Carolina

Prices at 26 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $51 — 9% below the US median ($56), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $23 $47 ★ 2/5 162 min
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $24 ★ 2/5 179 min
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $31 $102 ★ 2/5 161 min
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $31 $102 ★ 5/5 177 min
Union Medical Center Union, SC $31 $91 155 min
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $40 $86 ★ 3/5 223 min
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $42 ★ 3/5 153 min
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $45 $107 ★ 2/5 151 min
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $45 $67 ★ 4/5 199 min
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $45 $67 80 min
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $49 ★ 4/5 96 min
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $49 ★ 5/5 140 min
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $49 $19 ★ 2/5 134 min
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $53 $49 128 min
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $55 ★ 5/5 132 min
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $80 $70 ★ 2/5 166 min
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $80 $68 ★ 4/5 143 min
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $80 $68 ★ 4/5 130 min
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $99 $69 ★ 3/5 170 min
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $99 $69 ★ 3/5 238 min
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $99 $69 ★ 4/5 138 min
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $99 $69 ★ 3/5 140 min
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $99 $69 ★ 3/5 212 min
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $165 ★ 2/5 184 min
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $190 $81 ★ 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)
$75
Cash / self-pay
$51
Insurer-negotiated
$69
Medicare pays
$19
$31$132
Median cash $51  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $51 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($19). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $75 list price could save about $24 (32%).

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