Prices at 26 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $591 — 45% above the US median ($407), roughly 10.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital | Georgetown, SC | $149 | $704 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | — |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | Charleston, SC | $233 | $297 | ★ 3/5 | 153 min | — |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston, SC | $233 | — | ★ 4/5 | 96 min | — |
| Mount Pleasant Hospital | Mount Pleasant, SC | $233 | — | ★ 5/5 | 132 min | — |
| Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc | Summerville, SC | $233 | — | ★ 5/5 | 140 min | — |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg, SC | $466 | — | ★ 2/5 | 179 min | — |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | Hilton Head Island, SC | $475 | $471 | ★ 2/5 | 166 min | — |
| East Cooper Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, SC | $475 | $492 | ★ 4/5 | 143 min | — |
| Coastal Carolina Hospital | Hardeeville, SC | $475 | $528 | ★ 4/5 | 130 min | — |
| Cherokee Medical Center | Gaffney, SC | $495 | $676 | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | — |
| Pelham Medical Center | Greer, SC | $495 | $676 | ★ 5/5 | 177 min | — |
| Union Medical Center | Union, SC | $495 | $575 | — | 155 min | — |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | Aiken, SC | $687 | $429 | ★ 2/5 | 162 min | — |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia, SC | $776 | $534 | ★ 3/5 | 223 min | — |
| Conway Medical Center | Conway, SC | $824 | $165 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Self Regional Healthcare | Greenwood, SC | $866 | $1,268 | ★ 4/5 | 199 min | — |
| Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R | Edgefield, SC | $866 | $1,268 | — | 80 min | — |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center | Abbeville, SC | $1,010 | $672 | — | 128 min | — |
| McLeod Medical Center-Dillon | Dillon, SC | $1,233 | $570 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence, SC | $1,233 | $570 | ★ 3/5 | 238 min | — |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris, SC | $1,233 | $570 | ★ 4/5 | 138 min | — |
| McLeod Health Cheraw | Cheraw, SC | $1,233 | $570 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| McLeod Health Clarendon | Manning, SC | $1,233 | $570 | ★ 3/5 | 212 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Greenville, SC | $1,763 | $44 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $591 — about 10.3× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($114).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,206 list price could save about $615 (51%).
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