Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc in South Carolina
MS-DRG 493: Lower extremity and humerus procedures except hip, foot and femur with cc
$102,014typical hospital bill
$18,648typical amount paid
$15,452–$27,445range paid across 13 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $102,014 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 16 | $98,213 | $15,452 | |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 20 | $114,136 | $15,685 | |
| Piedmont Medical Center | Rock Hill | 13 | $175,518 | $16,343 | |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 13 | $68,073 | $16,455 | |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 21 | $88,239 | $16,576 | |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 14 | $149,687 | $17,511 | |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 23 | $266,589 | $18,648 | |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 21 | $257,932 | $21,560 | |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 22 | $83,015 | $21,661 | |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Columbia | 19 | $102,014 | $21,759 | |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | 38 | $89,606 | $22,930 | |
| Self Regional Healthcare | Greenwood | 14 | $79,791 | $24,428 | |
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 27 | $117,430 | $27,445 |
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.