US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 917: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc

$74,135typical hospital bill
$15,028typical amount paid
$11,056–$17,999range paid across 7 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $74,135 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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 Hill14$88,813$11,056
Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia18$74,135$12,287
Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg18$45,268$14,440
Trident Medical CenterCharleston16$125,140$15,028
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville30$39,593$15,586
Musc Medical CenterCharleston18$49,815$16,918
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach18$94,849$17,999

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.