US Health Care Costs

Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with Cc or Peripheral Neur in South Carolina

MS-DRG 041: Peripheral, cranial nerve and other nervous system procedures with cc or peripheral neur

$111,330typical hospital bill
$22,252typical amount paid
$17,695–$26,809range paid across 2 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $111,330 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence12$91,920$17,695
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Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia22$130,741$26,809
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Musc Medical CenterCharleston––––$25,456$18,345–$58,520 · 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.