X-ray of the ankle Cost in Charleston, SC (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Charleston, SC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $363 — 32% above the US median ($276), roughly 9.8× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital	Charleston, SC	$363	—	★ 3/5	153 min	—
Roper Hospital	Charleston, SC	$363	—	★ 4/5	96 min	—
Trident Medical Center	Charleston, SC	$997	$182	★ 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)

$558

Cash / self-pay

$363

Insurer-negotiated

$182

Medicare pays

$37

$363$870

Median cash $363 · Medicare $37 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $363 — about 9.8× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $558 list price could save about $195 (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
Russell Chapin, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	310
John Hughes, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	196
Robert Devita, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	172
Joshua Lamb, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Charleston, SC	122
Sandra Rutigliano, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	110
Jacob Kahn, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	86
Kate Eden, PA	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	83
Alexander Miller, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	73
Robert Lowery, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Charleston, SC	43
Jeffrey Armstrong, DPM	Podiatry	Charleston, SC	34
Martha Shepard, PA-C, ATC	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	27
Harry Rudolph, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Charleston, SC	23

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