Level 1 ER visit cost in Myrtle Beach, SC — inpatient
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor as an inpatient: from $24.00 to $430.97, with a median of $430.97. The lowest listed price is at Conway Medical Center — $406.97 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $315.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 99281, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Emergency Department Visit Limited/Minor Prob 99281 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $4.80–$17.28 | — | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 1 VISIT | $430.97 | $607.00 | $76.15–$785.00 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 1 VISIT | $430.97 | $607.00 | $76.15–$785.00 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 1 VISIT | $430.97 | $607.00 | $76.15–$785.00 | 29% | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 ED visit, self limited or minor | $556.00 | $556.00 | $111.20–$400.32 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LVL 1 | $556.00 | $556.00 | $111.20–$400.32 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 99281 - Level 1 | $556.00 | $556.00 | $111.20–$400.32 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $24.00, median $430.97, highest $430.97 — a 18.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $430.97 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is the lowest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a minor problem that needs little care. Since 2023 this level may apply even when no physician or similar clinician needs to see the patient. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.