Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 26 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $772 — 58% above the US median ($489), roughly 6.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $212 $62 ★ 2/5 134 min —
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $230 $101 ★ 2/5 166 min —
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $230 $101 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $230 $101 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $373 — ★ 2/5 179 min —
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $373 $230 ★ 2/5 161 min —
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $373 $222 ★ 5/5 177 min —
Union Medical Center Union, SC $373 $213 — 155 min —
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $447 $665 ★ 4/5 199 min —
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $447 $665 — 80 min —
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $521 $487 — 128 min —
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $549 $399 ★ 2/5 151 min —
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $772 $113 ★ 3/5 170 min —
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $772 $113 ★ 3/5 238 min —
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $772 $113 ★ 4/5 138 min —
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $772 $113 ★ 3/5 140 min —
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $772 $113 ★ 3/5 212 min —
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $837 — ★ 3/5 153 min —
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $837 — ★ 4/5 96 min —
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $837 — ★ 5/5 132 min —
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $837 — ★ 5/5 140 min —
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $852 $379 ★ 2/5 162 min —
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $1,280 $212 ★ 3/5 223 min —
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $1,676 $245 ★ 2/5 130 min —
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $1,939 — ★ 2/5 184 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)
$1,088
Cash / self-pay
$772
Insurer-negotiated
$212
Medicare pays
$117
$230$1,478
Median cash $772  ·  Medicare $117  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $772 — about 6.6× the Medicare rate ($117). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($234).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,088 list price could save about $316 (29%).

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