US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Mcc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 183: Major chest trauma with mcc

$86,882typical hospital bill
$13,301typical amount paid
$11,022–$15,580range paid across 2 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $86,882 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Piedmont Medical CenterRock Hill11$120,939$11,022
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville13$52,824$15,580

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.