US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 086: Traumatic stupor and coma <1 hour with cc

$39,431typical hospital bill
$10,219typical amount paid
$9,536–$12,164range paid across 5 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,431 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalCharleston16$32,375$9,536
Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia13$37,300$9,662
Trident Medical CenterCharleston17$120,889$10,219
Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg19$39,431$11,934
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach39$134,253$12,164

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.