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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $8,293 per stay at 515 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,587 and $9,217.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $8,293
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,587–$9,217
- Medicare’s share
- $5,979
- Average billed charge
- $41,798
- Hospitals reporting
- 515
Hospitals in South Carolina
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 12 hospitals
- $7,397
- Median hospital
- $7,366
- Lowest to highest
- $5,438–$10,596
- Medicare stays
- 198
12 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 11 | $5,438 | 34% below the national average | $3,806 | $15,292 |
| Piedmont Medical Center | 14 | $5,556 | 33% below the national average | $4,391 | $52,554 |
| St Francis-Downtown | 14 | $6,300 | 24% below the national average | $4,502 | $33,767 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 17 | $6,951 | 16% below the national average | $5,734 | $36,079 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 22 | $7,230 | 13% below the national average | $5,498 | $64,165 |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | 15 | $7,352 | 11% below the national average | $5,092 | $19,899 |
| Lexington Medical Center | 29 | $7,379 | 11% below the national average | $4,096 | $29,446 |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | 14 | $7,514 | About average | $5,064 | $29,423 |
| Anmed Health | 11 | $7,608 | About average | $5,997 | $36,642 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | 21 | $7,625 | About average | $5,959 | $32,534 |
| Self Regional Healthcare | 13 | $8,324 | About average | $6,607 | $20,605 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 17 | $10,596 | 28% above the national average | $6,121 | $26,683 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7,548 | $33K |
| 2021 | $8,048 | $35K |
| 2022 | $8,131 | $38K |
| 2023 | $8,019 | $39K |
| 2024 | $8,293 | $42K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 22 | $5,383 | $5,383–$5,383 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 36 | $5,763 | $5,501–$6,079 |
| Iowa | 4 | 57 | $5,987 | $5,951–$6,010 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 62 | $6,285 | $6,323–$6,728 |
| Montana | 1 | 12 | $6,314 | $6,314–$6,314 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 190 | $6,322 | $5,898–$6,813 |
| Kansas | 5 | 86 | $6,370 | $5,585–$7,155 |
| Colorado | 3 | 55 | $6,637 | $6,588–$6,808 |
| Indiana | 13 | 198 | $6,980 | $6,130–$7,128 |
| Missouri | 16 | 246 | $7,006 | $5,898–$7,445 |
| Alabama | 7 | 114 | $7,041 | $6,090–$6,931 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 31 | $7,131 | $7,055–$7,218 |
| Arizona | 17 | 305 | $7,196 | $6,357–$7,117 |
| Ohio | 27 | 428 | $7,304 | $6,149–$7,684 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 16 | $7,345 | $7,345–$7,345 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 75 | $7,356 | $5,700–$7,944 |
| South Carolina | 12 | 198 | $7,397 | $6,788–$7,613 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 43 | $7,410 | $6,452–$8,073 |
| Florida | 40 | 863 | $7,418 | $6,272–$7,885 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 63 | $7,538 | $6,919–$7,969 |
| Idaho | 3 | 38 | $7,574 | $7,328–$7,819 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 91 | $7,650 | $6,673–$8,723 |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | 616 | $7,713 | $6,125–$8,447 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 255 | $7,721 | $6,403–$8,308 |
| Delaware | 3 | 113 | $7,759 | $7,364–$8,397 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 52 | $7,805 | $6,763–$8,428 |
| Michigan | 11 | 206 | $7,840 | $7,374–$8,329 |
| Virginia | 22 | 385 | $7,868 | $6,641–$7,944 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 65 | $7,912 | $6,428–$9,879 |
| Texas | 20 | 341 | $7,945 | $6,601–$9,647 |
| Illinois | 28 | 556 | $8,201 | $6,696–$9,394 |
| North Carolina | 22 | 424 | $8,217 | $6,785–$8,306 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 130 | $8,274 | $6,625–$8,483 |
| Washington | 5 | 71 | $8,284 | $7,507–$8,537 |
| Nevada | 4 | 63 | $8,311 | $8,133–$8,544 |
| New Jersey | 21 | 399 | $8,334 | $7,641–$9,088 |
| Massachusetts | 19 | 391 | $8,689 | $7,114–$9,872 |
| Utah | 2 | 32 | $8,855 | $7,988–$9,530 |
| Georgia | 15 | 274 | $9,190 | $7,334–$9,693 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 52 | $9,813 | $9,597–$9,900 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 37 | $9,822 | $9,063–$11,144 |
| New York | 32 | 680 | $10,116 | $7,950–$11,043 |
| California | 26 | 463 | $10,201 | $8,826–$10,769 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 83 | $10,618 | $9,524–$11,423 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 13 | $10,881 | $10,881–$10,881 |
| Maryland | 22 | 527 | $11,951 | $9,027–$13,236 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.