Heart failure, with major complications in South Carolina
MS-DRG 291: Heart failure and shock with mcc
$37,339typical hospital bill
$10,209typical amount paid
$7,167–$16,718range paid across 47 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $37,339 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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)
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.