US Health Care Costs

Knee Procedures Without Principal Diagnosis of Infection Without Cc/Mcc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 489: Knee procedures without principal diagnosis of infection without cc/mcc

$81,314average hospital bill
$8,182average amount paid

One South Carolina hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $81,314, about 9.9 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterMount Pleasant17$81,314$8,182

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.