Other digestive problems, with complications in South Carolina
MS-DRG 394: Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
$37,559typical hospital bill
$8,149typical amount paid
$6,562–$13,777range paid across 18 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $37,559 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 13 | $41,428 | $6,562 | |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | Murrells Inlet | 15 | $23,865 | $7,205 | |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 24 | $46,038 | $7,332 | |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | Charleston | 11 | $27,237 | $7,467 | |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 31 | $76,483 | $7,590 | |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | Sumter | 13 | $33,863 | $7,897 | |
| Piedmont Medical Center | Rock Hill | 11 | $56,445 | $7,970 | |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 25 | $36,760 | $8,041 | |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 45 | $33,839 | $8,070 | |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 12 | $63,352 | $8,228 | |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | Hilton Head Island | 11 | $44,108 | $8,418 | |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | 24 | $33,172 | $8,802 | |
| Anmed Health | Anderson | 13 | $47,518 | $8,835 | |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 24 | $39,604 | $8,862 | |
| Conway Medical Center | Conway | 12 | $29,033 | $9,717 | |
| Self Regional Healthcare | Greenwood | 12 | $33,878 | $10,822 | |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 35 | $33,249 | $10,838 | |
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 41 | $38,357 | $13,777 |
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.