Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 23 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $846 — 41% above the US median ($601), roughly 6.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $248 $318 ★ 2/5 172 min 15.4%
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $248 $438 ★ 4/5 144 min 14.2%
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $248 $318 ★ 4/5 126 min 13.9%
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $324 ★ 2/5 188 min 14.0%
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $573 ★ 3/5 144 min 13.7%
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $632 $941 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.3%
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $632 $941 83 min
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $737 $689 118 min 15.0%
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $761 $452 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $767 $1,276 ★ 2/5 161 min 14.4%
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $846 $953 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.2%
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $846 $953 ★ 3/5 230 min 15.0%
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $846 $953 ★ 4/5 135 min 15.0%
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $846 $953 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.1%
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $846 $953 ★ 3/5 220 min 15.4%
Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC $967 $518 ★ 3/5 120 min 14.9%
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $989 ★ 2/5 180 min 14.4%
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $989 $334 ★ 2/5 162 min 15.5%
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $989 $337 ★ 5/5 173 min 14.9%
Union Medical Center Union, SC $989 $337 156 min 14.8%
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $1,300 $266 ★ 2/5 134 min 15.6%
Shriners Hospitals for Children Greenville, SC $2,093 $119
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $3,132 $479 ★ 3/5 224 min 14.6%

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 July 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)
$1,191
Cash / self-pay
$846
Insurer-negotiated
$499
Medicare pays
$133
$264$1,238
Median cash $846  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $846 — about 6.3× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,191 list price could save about $345 (29%).

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