US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 660: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with cc

$59,532typical hospital bill
$11,516typical amount paid
$8,561–$18,038range paid across 13 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,532 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
Roper HospitalCharleston13$36,466$8,561
McLeod Loris HospitalLoris21$54,743$9,111
St Francis-DowntownGreenville18$62,634$9,892
Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia35$58,291$9,913
Piedmont Medical CenterRock Hill11$113,173$10,360
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence14$69,635$11,407
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach24$122,271$11,516
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville36$59,532$13,626
Self Regional HealthcareGreenwood17$41,764$13,639
Prisma Health BaptistColumbia11$53,388$14,157
Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg49$47,586$14,560
Anmed HealthAnderson19$64,005$15,358
Musc Medical CenterCharleston38$80,284$18,038

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.