South Carolina / Conway Medical Center
CMS certification 420049 · Conway, SC · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Conway Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Conway Medical Center reported 1,303 Medicare inpatient stays across 49 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.76 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in South Carolina, number 33 of 45 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.13×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 111 stays at an average charge of $30,563, 46% below the national average. It also billed 2,859 outpatient services, charging 7.04 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,303
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.76×
- 3Rank in SC (highest ratio = 1) 33 of 45
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 49 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Conway Medical Center charged more than the national average in 2 (4%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 111 | $30,563 | -46% | $10,545 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 74 | $82,704 | -8% | $17,843 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 62 | $27,153 | -28% | $7,450 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 46 | $28,392 | -26% | $7,792 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 45 | $47,193 | -18% | $10,494 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 45 | $25,631 | -31% | $7,035 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 43 | $25,846 | -28% | $6,613 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 41 | $27,794 | -31% | $7,566 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 39 | $122,896 | -39% | $37,417 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 37 | $26,731 | -28% | $8,230 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 37 | $35,650 | -31% | $10,166 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 34 | $55,403 | -45% | $16,161 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 33 | $43,132 | -24% | $10,591 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 32 | $34,893 | -28% | $8,798 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 31 | $37,383 | -33% | $8,931 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 27 | $24,615 | -38% | $7,427 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 27 | $39,432 | -35% | $10,458 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 23 | $35,475 | -22% | $8,971 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 22 | $72,610 | -46% | $21,651 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 22 | $63,484 | -38% | $16,556 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 22 | $35,048 | -14% | $8,130 |
| 951 Other Factors Influencing Health Status | 22 | $17,038 | -33% | $5,639 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 21 | $56,491 | -20% | $13,924 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 21 | $46,566 | -27% | $9,565 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 21 | $39,868 | -40% | $12,166 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 20 | $42,039 | -17% | $9,806 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 20 | $51,482 | -14% | $11,814 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 19 | $80,057 | -30% | $14,429 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 19 | $64,069 | -55% | $22,204 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 19 | $59,904 | -18% | $13,880 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 18 | $45,002 | -42% | $12,864 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 18 | $28,280 | -36% | $8,329 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 17 | $29,142 | +1% | $5,680 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 17 | $47,714 | -3% | $9,533 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 16 | $91,956 | -26% | $20,391 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 15 | $43,083 | +11% | $7,916 |
| 390 Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC | 15 | $20,026 | -28% | $5,592 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 15 | $150,541 | -46% | $44,867 |
| 192 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without CC/MCC | 14 | $23,912 | -23% | $6,157 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 14 | $42,272 | -16% | $8,598 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 14 | $49,863 | -58% | $19,232 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 13 | $24,069 | -40% | $6,913 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 13 | $79,184 | -7% | $15,211 |
| 442 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 13 | $25,132 | -47% | $8,690 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $29,033 | -38% | $9,717 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 11 | $25,751 | -39% | $6,228 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 11 | $26,924 | -43% | $9,009 |
| 809 Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses except... | 11 | $53,122 | -15% | $10,505 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $99,256 | -57% | $35,382 |
Outpatient services
Against the South Carolina average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Conway Medical Center charged $30,563 on average, 33% less than the South Carolina average of $45,682, and was paid $10,545 against a state average of $10,696. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Conway Medical Center charged $82,704 on average, 8% more than the South Carolina average of $76,532, and was paid $17,843 against a state average of $16,014. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Conway Medical Center charged $27,153 on average, 17% less than the South Carolina average of $32,811, and was paid $7,450 against a state average of $7,345. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC (DRG 194), Conway Medical Center charged $28,392 on average, 17% less than the South Carolina average of $34,346, and was paid $7,792 against a state average of $7,516. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,705 was 15% below the state average of $20,764. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $12,275 was 13% below the state average of $14,055. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $51,719 was 36% below the state average of $80,461. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $6,299 was 46% below the state average of $11,718.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Conway Medical Center in Conway, SC, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2026-07-28 (CMS case 8415)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.