Flu test Cost in Charleston, SC (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Charleston, SC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $146 — 136% above the US median ($62), roughly 8.8× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital	Charleston, SC	$146	—	★ 3/5	153 min	—
Roper Hospital	Charleston, SC	$146	—	★ 4/5	96 min	—
Trident Medical Center	Charleston, SC	$150	$32	★ 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)

$225

Cash / self-pay

$146

Insurer-negotiated

$32

Medicare pays

$17

$146$149

Median cash $146 · Medicare $17 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $146 — about 8.8× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $225 list price could save about $79 (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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Tyler Martin	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	187
Dakota Hadley, P.A.-C	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	164
Tchad Boone, MMS, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	117
Ryan Stone, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	117
Tiara Eady, PA	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	78
Katie Osmon, FNP	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	62
Michelle Price, APRN	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	59
Ashley Ehlers-Isenhower, FNP	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	58
Stephanie Xavier, APRN, DNP, FNP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	57
Andrew Brewer, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	52
Samuel Mcnulty, M.D.	Internal Medicine	Charleston, SC	50
Samurdhi Roberts, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	47

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