Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc in South Carolina
MS-DRG 243: Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with cc
$108,416typical hospital bill
$18,630typical amount paid
$14,470–$23,515range paid across 15 hospitals
South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $108,416 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 43 | $61,244 | $14,470 | |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | Columbia | 22 | $108,416 | $15,149 | |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 28 | $138,332 | $15,933 | |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | Murrells Inlet | 14 | $56,033 | $16,189 | |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 21 | $153,679 | $16,618 | |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 23 | $101,130 | $17,255 | |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 21 | $219,568 | $18,576 | |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 21 | $99,337 | $18,630 | |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 23 | $344,226 | $19,807 | |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | 35 | $103,933 | $20,350 | |
| Anmed Health | Anderson | 11 | $108,504 | $20,813 | |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Columbia | 30 | $120,649 | $21,248 | |
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 22 | $83,589 | $22,305 | |
| Self Regional Healthcare | Greenwood | 11 | $80,612 | $22,686 | |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 42 | $121,256 | $23,515 |
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.