Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 27 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $87 — 37% above the US median ($63), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $31 $46 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.3%
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $31 $46 83 min
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $34 $10 ★ 2/5 134 min 15.6%
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $36 $34 118 min 15.0%
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $37 $10 ★ 2/5 172 min 15.4%
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $37 $10 ★ 4/5 144 min 14.2%
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $37 $10 ★ 4/5 126 min 13.9%
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $50 $27 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.2%
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $68 $46 ★ 2/5 161 min 14.4%
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $81 ★ 2/5 180 min 14.4%
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $81 $19 ★ 2/5 162 min 15.5%
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $81 $19 ★ 5/5 173 min 14.9%
Union Medical Center Union, SC $81 $19 156 min 14.8%
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $87 $21 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.2%
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $87 $21 ★ 3/5 230 min 15.0%
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $87 $21 ★ 4/5 135 min 15.0%
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $87 $21 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.1%
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $87 $21 ★ 3/5 220 min 15.4%
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $92 ★ 3/5 144 min 13.7%
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $92 ★ 4/5 97 min 14.0%
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $92 ★ 5/5 129 min 14.0%
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $92 ★ 5/5 136 min 14.9%
Shriners Hospitals for Children Greenville, SC $101 $12
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $113 $22 ★ 3/5 224 min 14.6%
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $234 $17 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%

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)
$123
Cash / self-pay
$87
Insurer-negotiated
$21
Medicare pays
$10
$35$161
Median cash $87  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $87 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($19).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $123 list price could save about $36 (30%).

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