US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Mcc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 085: Traumatic stupor and coma <1 hour with mcc

$74,921typical hospital bill
$18,627typical amount paid
$15,388–$20,651range paid across 5 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $74,921 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Trident Medical CenterCharleston16$147,814$15,388
Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia24$58,849$15,900
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach21$200,394$18,627
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville11$41,207$19,068
Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg11$74,921$20,651

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.