CT scan of the chest without contrast cost in Charleston, SC

Prices at 3 hospitals in Charleston, SC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,282 — 5% above the US median ($1,226), roughly 9.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $1,282 — ★ 3/5 153 min —
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $1,282 — ★ 4/5 96 min —
Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC $6,994 $186 ★ 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,973
Cash / self-pay
$1,282
Insurer-negotiated
$186
Medicare pays
$133
$1,282$5,852
Median cash $1,282  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,282 — about 9.7× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($265).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,973 list price could save about $691 (35%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Gregory Puthoff, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC850
John Nance, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC666
Ismail Kabakus, M.D. PH.D.Diagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC599
Philip Costello, MDDiagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC459
Charlotte Wallace, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC402
Carlo De Cecco, MD, PHDDiagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC366
Johnny Campbell, MDDiagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC365
Shane Oberoi, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC356
Matthew Mcdermott, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC338
Thomas Britt, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC317
Matthew Brady, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC301
Wesley Henry, MDDiagnostic RadiologyCharleston, SC290

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