High blood pressure in South Carolina
MS-DRG 305: Hypertension without mcc
$28,874typical hospital bill
$6,363typical amount paid
$4,618–$8,680range paid across 16 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,874 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Medical Center | Rock Hill | 13 | $50,189 | $4,618 | |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 15 | $28,266 | $4,827 | |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 20 | $27,732 | $5,659 | |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 37 | $29,483 | $5,678 | |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 22 | $38,728 | $6,039 | |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | Beaufort | 28 | $14,831 | $6,205 | |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | Sumter | 11 | $26,529 | $6,241 | |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | Aiken | 15 | $45,261 | $6,328 | |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 21 | $57,771 | $6,398 | |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 31 | $30,706 | $6,576 | |
| Conway Medical Center | Conway | 13 | $24,069 | $6,913 | |
| Anmed Health | Anderson | 46 | $29,888 | $6,927 | |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 47 | $50,287 | $7,028 | |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | 27 | $28,004 | $7,197 | |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 12 | $25,768 | $8,174 | |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Columbia | 12 | $25,555 | $8,680 |
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.