Injection (shot) cost in Charleston, SC — inpatient
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing as an inpatient: from $25.50 to $66.30, with a median of $66.30. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $40.80 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $97.50 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 96372, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB ADMIN INJ IM/SUBQ TX/DX MED | $25.50 | $51.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Injection Im Sub Q | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Injection Im Sub Q | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Injection Im Sub Q | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Injection Im Sub Q | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $25.50, median $66.30, highest $66.30 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $66.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This code is the fee for giving a shot under the skin or into a muscle, for example an antibiotic, vitamin B12, a pain medicine or a birth control shot. Vaccines use a different code (90471).
What the price covers
The price is for giving the shot. The medicine is billed separately, usually under its own J code.