X-ray of the ankle cost in South Carolina

Prices at 27 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $372 — 35% above the US median ($276), roughly 10.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC $62 $81 ★ 2/5 166 min —
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC $62 $81 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville, SC $62 $81 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $95 — ★ 2/5 179 min —
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $95 $101 ★ 2/5 161 min —
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $95 $95 ★ 5/5 177 min —
Union Medical Center Union, SC $95 $90 — 155 min —
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $349 $168 ★ 2/5 151 min —
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $363 — ★ 3/5 153 min —
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $363 — ★ 4/5 96 min —
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $363 — ★ 5/5 132 min —
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $363 — ★ 5/5 140 min —
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $372 $545 ★ 4/5 199 min —
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $372 $545 — 80 min —
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $415 $185 ★ 2/5 162 min —
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $434 $289 — 128 min —
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $437 $65 ★ 3/5 170 min —
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $437 $65 ★ 3/5 238 min —
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $437 $65 ★ 4/5 138 min —
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $437 $65 ★ 3/5 140 min —
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $437 $65 ★ 3/5 212 min —
Shriners Hospitals for Children Greenville, SC $515 $113 — — —
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $563 $110 ★ 3/5 223 min —
Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC $997 $182 ★ 3/5 126 min —
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC $1,012 $345 ★ 2/5 130 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)
$589
Cash / self-pay
$372
Insurer-negotiated
$95
Medicare pays
$37
$62$737
Median cash $372  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $372 — about 10.0× 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 $589 list price could save about $217 (37%).

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