Chest pain in South Carolina
MS-DRG 313: Chest pain
$31,255typical hospital bill
$6,126typical amount paid
$4,631–$9,333range paid across 11 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,255 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 14 | $31,255 | $4,631 | |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 25 | $31,165 | $5,198 | |
| Musc Health Florence Medical Center | Florence | 13 | $48,031 | $5,252 | |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | Columbia | 17 | $20,857 | $5,309 | |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | Beaufort | 12 | $15,091 | $5,855 | |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 11 | $48,512 | $6,126 | |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 43 | $32,027 | $6,271 | |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 46 | $43,207 | $6,608 | |
| Anmed Health | Anderson | 18 | $33,585 | $6,685 | |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | 13 | $28,168 | $6,900 | |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 16 | $27,236 | $9,333 |
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.