Emergency department visit (level 4) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 25 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,504 — 59% above the US median ($949), roughly 12.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $326 $595 ★ 2/5 151 min —
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $702 $660 ★ 2/5 166 min —
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $702 $602 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $702 $640 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $732 $1,090 ★ 4/5 199 min —
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $732 $1,090 — 80 min —
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $854 $798 — 128 min —
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $1,140 $686 ★ 3/5 223 min —
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $1,202 $2,185 ★ 2/5 162 min —
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $1,484 $562 ★ 2/5 161 min —
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $1,484 $564 ★ 5/5 177 min —
Union Medical Center Union, SC $1,484 $429 — 155 min —
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $1,504 $1,695 ★ 3/5 170 min —
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $1,504 $1,695 ★ 3/5 238 min —
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $1,504 $1,695 ★ 4/5 138 min —
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $1,504 $1,695 ★ 3/5 140 min —
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $1,504 $1,695 ★ 3/5 212 min —
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $1,517 — ★ 3/5 153 min —
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $1,517 — ★ 4/5 96 min —
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $1,517 — ★ 5/5 132 min —
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $1,517 — ★ 5/5 140 min —
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $1,697 $339 ★ 2/5 134 min —
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $3,372 — ★ 2/5 184 min —
Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC $3,857 $2,168 ★ 3/5 126 min —
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $6,370 $3,740 ★ 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 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)
$2,227
Cash / self-pay
$1,504
Insurer-negotiated
$944
Medicare pays
$118
$702$2,702
Median cash $1,504  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,504 — about 12.7× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,227 list price could save about $722 (32%).

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