Hospital prices in South Carolina

51 South Carolina hospitals reported 91,788 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 4.13 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 16 of 51. The widest gap was at Trident Medical Center (11.3×), the narrowest at Newberry County Memorial Hospital (2.4×). CMS's price-transparency list records 175 enforcement actions involving 70 South Carolina hospitals.

1Median charge ÷ paid 4.13×
2Hospitals reporting 52
3Medicare inpatient stays 91,788
4Price-transparency actions 175

Inpatient charge-to-payment ratio, the 15 South Carolina hospitals with the widest gap (100+ Medicare stays), bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Most common stays in South Carolina

DRG	Stays	SC avg charge	US avg charge	SC avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with...	9,623	$76,532	$90,297	$16,014
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	5,966	$45,682	$56,380	$10,696
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	2,377	$62,241	$70,592	$13,455
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	2,319	$53,401	$59,757	$11,120
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	1,882	$54,819	$57,570	$10,948
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without...	1,848	$186,698	$156,757	$25,978
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without...	1,823	$44,459	$49,049	$9,001
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	1,740	$32,811	$37,821	$7,345
683 Renal Failure with CC	1,644	$35,766	$40,705	$8,014
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	1,619	$41,450	$48,550	$8,590

Every hospital

Hospital	Stays	Ratio	Actions
MUSC Medical Center Charleston	8,132	3.48×	–
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia	7,687	5.46×	7
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville	6,117	4.02×	3
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach	6,089	9.35×	–
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg	6,005	3.98×	4
Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence	5,901	5.14×	–
Trident Medical Center Charleston	4,315	11.3×	3
Prisma Health Richland Hospital Columbia	3,861	4.11×	–
Roper Hospital Charleston	3,741	4.85×	3
St Francis-Downtown Greenville	3,680	6.18×	6
Anmed Health Anderson	3,251	5.42×	–
Mcleod Loris Hospital Loris	3,120	5.15×	–
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill	2,416	10.13×	2
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia	2,086	5.18×	–
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood	2,032	3.28×	4
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence	1,811	7.47×	3
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet	1,698	3.41×	1
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken	1,570	7.75×	3
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Beaufort	1,569	2.65×	–
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital Seneca	1,453	3.38×	–
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center Hilton Head Island	1,438	5.32×	–
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston	1,384	3.96×	–
Conway Medical Center Conway	1,303	3.76×	1
Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital Sumter	1,234	4.13×	–
Prisma Health Baptist Columbia	871	3.89×	–
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital Spartanburg	825	2.86×	–
Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital Easley	797	4.07×	–
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Columbia	766	4.02×	1
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant	672	4.28×	–
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster	629	8.3×	3
East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant	481	9.43×	3
Kershaw Medical Center Camden	479	4.27×	–
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkely Inc Summerville	430	3.78×	–
Pelham Medical Center Greer	429	4.98×	–
Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital Clinton	428	3.38×	–
Tidelands Health Georgetown	427	3.31×	–
South Carolina Coastal Medical Center LLC Hardeeville	422	7.64×	–
Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital Simpsonville	375	4.1×	–
Mcleod Health Cheraw Cheraw	374	4.14×	–
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Hartsville	358	6.02×	4
Colleton Medical Center Walterboro	297	4.37×	4
Mcleod Health Clarendon Manning	208	3.08×	2
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney	150	2.89×	–
Mcleod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon	125	3.4×	4
Newberry County Memorial Hospital Newberry	115	2.4×	5
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital Greenville	89	5.92×	–
MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins	50	2.7×	3
Union Medical Center Union	49	2.04×	–
Hampton Regional Medical Center Varnville	25	1.8×	–
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester	13	3.18×	–
Cannon Memorial Hospital Pickens	11	5×	–
Prisma Health North Greenville Ltach Travelers Rest	0	–	–

Price-transparency enforcement in South Carolina

56 “met requirements” findings, 48 closure notices, 41 warning notices, 28 corrective-action-plan requests, 2 administrative closures — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.