Prices at 3 hospitals in Charleston, SC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,819 — 142% above the US median ($1,166), roughly 18.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | Charleston, SC | $911 | — | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston, SC | $2,819 | $635 | ★ 4/5 | 96 min | — |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston, SC | $3,577 | $1,957 | ★ 3/5 | 126 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 October 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)
Typical cash price here is $2,819 — about 18.2× the Medicare rate ($155). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($309).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,577 list price could save about $758 (21%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Charleston
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richelle Peveler, ANP | Nurse Practitioner | Charleston, SC | 117 |
| Frank Cuoco, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Charleston, SC | 83 |
| Maranda Ferguson | Nurse Practitioner | Charleston, SC | 51 |
| Minh Tran, D.O. | Cardiology | Charleston, SC | 38 |
| Devin Blankinship, M.D. | Cardiology | Charleston, SC | 35 |
| Matthew Gorman, MD | Cardiology | Charleston, SC | 34 |
| Jeffrey Rieder, MD | Cardiology | Charleston, SC | 30 |
| Geetha Pinto, MD | Cardiology | Charleston, SC | 29 |
| Jeffrey Paulsen, M.D. | Cardiology | Charleston, SC | 24 |
| Lars Runquist, MD | Cardiology | Charleston, SC | 19 |
| David Dodd, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Charleston, SC | 19 |
| Joshua Payne, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Charleston, SC | 15 |
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