Bowel surgery, with complications in South Carolina
MS-DRG 330: Major small and large bowel procedures with cc
$109,919typical hospital bill
$18,848typical amount paid
$14,121–$29,996range paid across 24 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $109,919 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina Hospital | Hardeeville | 23 | $158,104 | $14,121 | |
| Piedmont Medical Center | Rock Hill | 15 | $143,098 | $14,186 | |
| Mount Pleasant Hospital | Mount Pleasant | 37 | $89,513 | $14,786 | |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 55 | $76,913 | $15,454 | |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 22 | $125,323 | $15,788 | |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | Charleston | 13 | $112,457 | $16,393 | |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 35 | $106,323 | $16,689 | |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | Columbia | 23 | $91,440 | $16,820 | |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | Aiken | 20 | $200,836 | $17,241 | |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | Murrells Inlet | 14 | $70,471 | $17,453 | |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | Sumter | 11 | $112,200 | $17,747 | |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 66 | $101,545 | $18,727 | |
| Prisma Health Baptist | Columbia | 12 | $105,179 | $18,969 | |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 24 | $251,186 | $19,025 | |
| Conway Medical Center | Conway | 14 | $49,863 | $19,232 | |
| Musc Health Florence Medical Center | Florence | 14 | $225,126 | $19,426 | |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 23 | $121,736 | $21,798 | |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 85 | $107,638 | $23,512 | |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 20 | $257,379 | $25,063 | |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | 42 | $97,235 | $25,160 | |
| Anmed Health | Anderson | 22 | $77,910 | $25,416 | |
| Self Regional Healthcare | Greenwood | 22 | $76,961 | $25,551 | |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | Hilton Head Island | 18 | $161,763 | $26,398 | |
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 94 | $121,976 | $29,996 |
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.