US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour Without Cc/Mcc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 087: Traumatic stupor and coma <1 hour without cc/mcc

$123,634typical hospital bill
$7,584typical amount paid
$7,400–$7,768range paid across 2 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $123,634 for this stay in 2024, about 16.3 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 CenterCharleston11$141,057$7,400
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach24$106,211$7,768

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.