US Health Care Costs

Fever and Inflammatory Conditions in South Carolina

MS-DRG 864: Fever and inflammatory conditions

$34,232average hospital bill
$12,198average amount paid

One South Carolina hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $34,232, about 2.8 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Musc Medical CenterCharleston12$34,232$12,198

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.