Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in South Carolina

MS-DRG 809: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$54,189typical hospital bill

$10,872typical amount paid

$9,078–$17,952range paid across 4 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,189 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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
Lexington Medical Center	West Columbia	13	$43,367	$9,078
Conway Medical Center	Conway	11	$53,122	$10,505
Spartanburg Medical Center	Spartanburg	11	$55,890	$11,240
Musc Medical Center	Charleston	28	$55,257	$17,952

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.