US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Mcc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 283: Acute myocardial infarction, expired with mcc

$82,773typical hospital bill
$17,093typical amount paid
$13,539–$28,525range paid across 5 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $82,773 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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 staysBilledPaid
Piedmont Medical CenterRock Hill12$132,626$13,539
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia11$82,792$14,687
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville11$47,524$17,093
Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg11$82,773$20,091
Musc Medical CenterCharleston11$70,623$28,525

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.