US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 165: Major chest procedures without cc/mcc

$104,188typical hospital bill
$18,613typical amount paid
$15,194–$21,747range paid across 6 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $104,188 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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 HospitalCharleston23$127,712$15,194
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence11$70,601$15,436
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville14$107,330$18,068
Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg19$88,427$19,157
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach14$265,492$19,242
Musc Medical CenterCharleston29$101,046$21,747

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.