Bowel obstruction, with complications in South Carolina
MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
$28,492typical hospital bill
$6,776typical amount paid
$4,863–$11,617range paid across 29 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,492 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Hospital | Mount Pleasant | 14 | $20,361 | $4,863 | – | – | |
| Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital | Simpsonville | 11 | $24,849 | $5,049 | – | – | |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 24 | $27,801 | $5,105 | – | – | |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | Columbia | 15 | $19,338 | $5,307 | – | – | |
| Musc Health Florence Medical Center | Florence | 14 | $47,755 | $5,618 | – | – | |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 25 | $28,485 | $5,618 | – | – | |
| Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital | Easley | 11 | $26,442 | $5,917 | – | – | |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | Sumter | 13 | $26,485 | $5,939 | – | – | |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 48 | $31,788 | $6,025 | – | – | |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | Murrells Inlet | 18 | $19,779 | $6,312 | – | – | |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 40 | $28,807 | $6,318 | – | – | |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | Beaufort | 11 | $23,340 | $6,437 | – | – | |
| Piedmont Medical Center | Rock Hill | 21 | $56,608 | $6,474 | – | – | |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | Charleston | 21 | $28,492 | $6,478 | – | – | |
| Kershawhealth | Camden | 24 | $35,799 | $6,776 | – | – | |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | Aiken | 17 | $49,926 | $6,882 | – | – | |
| Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital | Seneca | 20 | $22,070 | $6,973 | – | – | |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 27 | $54,869 | $7,192 | – | – | |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | Hilton Head Island | 13 | $37,432 | $7,296 | – | – | |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 32 | $32,995 | $7,351 | – | – | |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 41 | $69,837 | $7,537 | – | – | |
| Prisma Health Baptist | Columbia | 14 | $34,351 | $7,588 | – | – | |
| Anmed Health | Anderson | 19 | $34,196 | $7,588 | – | – | |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | 29 | $26,522 | $7,810 | – | – | |
| Conway Medical Center | Conway | 15 | $43,083 | $7,916 | – | – | |
| Self Regional Healthcare | Greenwood | 32 | $23,432 | $8,552 | – | – | |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Columbia | 12 | $19,988 | $9,070 | – | – | |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 28 | $31,050 | $9,987 | – | – | |
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 48 | $24,114 | $11,617 | – | $7,576$6,034–$16,973 · 11 plans |
Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.