Kershaw Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments

Kershaw Medical Center reported 479 Medicare inpatient stays across 22 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.27 times what it was paid — mid-range in South Carolina, number 21 of 45 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.13×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 82 stays at an average charge of $60,209, 33% below the national average. It also billed 450 outpatient services, charging 8.9 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 479
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.27×
3Rank in SC (highest ratio = 1) 21 of 45
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Kershaw Medical Center, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 22 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Kershaw Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRG	Stays	Avg charge	vs US	Avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC	82	$60,209	-33%	$13,196
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	53	$33,578	-40%	$10,200
683 Renal Failure with CC	28	$24,058	-41%	$7,195
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	25	$37,606	-23%	$8,053
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC	24	$35,799	-8%	$6,776
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	23	$47,361	-33%	$12,395
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	23	$23,408	-35%	$6,306
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	23	$28,049	-24%	$6,408
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	22	$45,895	-20%	$9,470
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	21	$85,144	-15%	$14,647
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	18	$30,018	-25%	$6,538
682 Renal Failure with MCC	15	$38,346	-42%	$10,642
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	15	$177,253	-23%	$43,886
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	14	$32,038	-47%	$9,439
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	13	$42,642	-29%	$9,495
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	13	$33,559	-11%	$6,694
312 Syncope and Collapse	12	$26,781	-41%	$7,052
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	11	$36,040	-29%	$8,677
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC	11	$18,088	-37%	$4,981
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	11	$36,853	-24%	$7,777
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	11	$75,425	-19%	$15,527
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	11	$42,879	-42%	$11,689

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	82	$28,488	$4,446
Comprehensive Observation Services	82	$19,238	$2,306
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures	69	$13,690	$1,985
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	37	$21,524	$2,996
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	26	$9,427	$1,308
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	22	$29,100	$4,958
Level 1 Nerve Procedures	21	$14,283	$1,596
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures	20	$54,123	$6,235
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	18	$22,552	$2,973
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	17	$65,283	$10,728
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	16	$17,255	$2,648
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	15	$37,342	$6,147
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	13	$21,352	$1,635
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy	12	$17,871	$1,362

Against the South Carolina average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Kershaw Medical Center charged $60,209 on average, 21% less than the South Carolina average of $76,532, and was paid $13,196 against a state average of $16,014. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Kershaw Medical Center charged $33,578 on average, 26% less than the South Carolina average of $45,682, and was paid $10,200 against a state average of $10,696. For Renal Failure with CC (DRG 683), Kershaw Medical Center charged $24,058 on average, 33% less than the South Carolina average of $35,766, and was paid $7,195 against a state average of $8,014. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Kershaw Medical Center charged $37,606 on average, 15% less than the South Carolina average of $44,459, and was paid $8,053 against a state average of $9,001. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $28,488 was 27% below the state average of $38,828. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $19,238 was 7% below the state average of $20,764. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $13,690 was 3% below the state average of $14,119. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $21,524 was 29% below the state average of $30,163.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

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.