US Health Care Costs

Heart Failure and Shock with Cc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 292: Heart failure and shock with cc

$29,924typical hospital bill
$7,128typical amount paid
$5,774–$11,993range paid across 5 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,924 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia11$26,018$5,774
St Francis-DowntownGreenville19$33,956$7,089
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence12$31,140$7,128
Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg11$29,924$8,200
Musc Medical CenterCharleston13$28,830$11,993

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.