Foreign body removal (skin) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 25 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $576 — 20% above the US median ($480), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $368 ★ 2/5 180 min 14.4%
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $401 $720 ★ 2/5 161 min 14.4%
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $436 $520 ★ 2/5 162 min 15.5%
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $436 $520 ★ 5/5 173 min 14.9%
Union Medical Center Union, SC $436 $469 156 min 14.8%
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $439 $651 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.3%
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $439 $651 83 min
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $512 $478 118 min 15.0%
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $520 $572 ★ 2/5 172 min 15.4%
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $520 $722 ★ 4/5 144 min 14.2%
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $520 $572 ★ 4/5 126 min 13.9%
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $576 $158 ★ 2/5 134 min 15.6%
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $608 $822 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.2%
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $1,352 $1,521 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.2%
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $1,352 $1,521 ★ 3/5 230 min 15.0%
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $1,352 $1,521 ★ 4/5 135 min 15.0%
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $1,352 $1,521 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.1%
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $1,352 $1,521 ★ 3/5 220 min 15.4%
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $1,429 $624 ★ 3/5 224 min 14.6%
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $2,410 ★ 3/5 144 min 13.7%
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $2,410 ★ 5/5 129 min 14.0%
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $4,295 $391 ★ 4/5 97 min 14.0%
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $4,295 $391 ★ 5/5 136 min 14.9%

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)
$1,519
Cash / self-pay
$576
Insurer-negotiated
$651
Medicare pays
$157
$436$2,410
Median cash $576  ·  Medicare $157  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $576 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($157). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($315).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,519 list price could save about $943 (62%).

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