Precancerous spot removal cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $41.40 to $861.37, with a median of $154.00. The lowest price is at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (Beaufort). The highest price is 20.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $154.00, is 17% below the US median of $184.50.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- South Carolina ranks 19th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 17000. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$41.40Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Median$154.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$861.37in South Carolina
Lowest saves$112.60vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital lowest Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC DESTROY BENIGN/PREMAL LESION | $41.40 | $69.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney · Gaffney, SC Pbb PR Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $83.40 | $139.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pelham Medical Center Greer · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Pbb PR Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $83.40 | $139.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Hospital For Restorative Care Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC Pbb PR Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $83.40 | $139.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC Pbb PR Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $83.40 | $139.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Medical Center Union · Spartanburg, SC Pbb PR Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $83.40 | $139.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB DEST/BEN/LES/1ST | $111.50 | $223.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Dest Lesn Premalignant 1st Lesion | $132.75 | $221.25 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Dest Lesn Premalignant 1st Lesion | $132.75 | $221.25 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB DEST/BEN/LES/1ST | $154.00 | $308.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB DEST/BEN/LES/1ST | $154.00 | $308.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Dest Lesn Premalignant 1st Lesion | $154.88 | $221.25 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $428.84 | $604.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $428.84 | $604.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $428.84 | $604.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $428.84 | $604.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $428.84 | $604.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $428.84 | $604.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $428.84 | $604.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Ct Cryogenic Ablation | $742.00 | $742.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $861.37 | $861.37 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 3 | $428.84 | $428.84 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 3 | $83.40 | $83.40 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $83.40 | $472.38 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $132.75 | $143.82 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $132.75 | $132.75 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $111.50 | $111.50 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $428.84 | $428.84 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1 | $154.00 | $154.00 |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $742.00 | $742.00 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $428.84 | $428.84 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $428.84 | $428.84 |
| Gaffney, SC | 1 | $83.40 | $83.40 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $428.84 | $428.84 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $154.00 | $154.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What precancerous spot removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Precancerous spot removal explained.
Destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion in other states
- Alabama$237.36
- Alaska$203.42
- Arizona$191.38, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$147.55
- California$320.00
- Colorado$168.00
- Connecticut$229.50
- Delaware$362.48, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$294.76, 3 hospitals
- Florida$284.25
- Georgia$142.20
- Hawaii$380.10
- Idaho$114.19
- Illinois$164.21
- Indiana$186.60
- Iowa$148.20
- Kansas$116.45
- Kentucky$104.00
- Louisiana$97.30
- Maine$101.40
- Maryland$261.98, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$273.00
- Michigan$191.83
- Minnesota$180.84
- Mississippi$125.70
- Missouri$137.80
- Montana$172.14
- Nebraska$130.72
- Nevada$218.00
- New Hampshire$72.92
- New Jersey$424.00
- New Mexico$128.40
- New York$290.00
- North Carolina$247.80
- North Dakota$198.50
- Ohio$202.40
- Oklahoma$100.00
- Oregon$164.35
- Pennsylvania$428.04
- Puerto Rico$2,500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$191.80
- South Dakota$242.40
- Tennessee$99.60
- Texas$198.33
- Utah$191.83, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$82.97
- Virginia$120.00
- Washington$185.30
- West Virginia$207.25
- Wisconsin$180.06
- Wyoming$64.98
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.