Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test cost in South Carolina

Prices at 27 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $214 — 25% above the US median ($171), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $62 $61 ★ 2/5 151 min
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $98 $41 ★ 2/5 134 min
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $114 $170 ★ 4/5 199 min
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $114 $170 80 min
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $133 $124 128 min
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $192 $53 ★ 2/5 162 min
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $198 $41 ★ 2/5 166 min
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $198 $41 ★ 4/5 143 min
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $198 $41 ★ 4/5 130 min
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $200 ★ 3/5 153 min
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $200 ★ 4/5 96 min
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $200 ★ 5/5 132 min
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $200 ★ 5/5 140 min
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $214 $103 ★ 3/5 170 min
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $214 $103 ★ 3/5 238 min
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $214 $103 ★ 4/5 138 min
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $214 $103 ★ 3/5 140 min
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $214 $103 ★ 3/5 212 min
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $278 ★ 2/5 179 min
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $278 $82 ★ 2/5 161 min
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $278 $82 ★ 5/5 177 min
Union Medical Center Union, SC $278 $79 155 min
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $353 ★ 2/5 184 min
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $364 $93 ★ 3/5 223 min
Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC $427 $72 ★ 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 September 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)
$308
Cash / self-pay
$214
Insurer-negotiated
$82
Medicare pays
$41
$114$389
Median cash $214  ·  Medicare $41  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $214 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($41). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($83).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $308 list price could save about $94 (30%).

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