Cheapest hospitals in Charleston, SC without insurance
Of 7 hospitals in the Charleston, SC area we can compare, MUSC Medical Center (Charleston) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 41% below the South Carolina median across 405 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all hospitals in its state, procedure by procedure.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price vs state | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. MUSC Medical Center Charleston | 41% below | 334 of 405 | 46 of 405 |
| 2. Roper Hospital Charleston | at median | 160 of 402 | 192 of 402 |
| 3. Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston | at median | 159 of 427 | 218 of 427 |
| 4. Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville | 1% above | 149 of 385 | 196 of 385 |
| 5. Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant | 1% above | 145 of 386 | 197 of 386 |
| 6. HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville | 191% above | 26 of 319 | 291 of 319 |
| 7. HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville | 194% above | 25 of 319 | 292 of 319 |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Typical price The median of this hospital's cash prices divided by the state median for the same codes: below means cheaper than a typical hospital in the state.
Below median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is cheaper than the state median.
Above median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is more expensive than the state median.
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all hospitals in the same state that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.