Blood transfusion cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $330.77 to $3,255.00, with a median of $1,023.10. The lowest price is at Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R (Edgefield) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 9.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,023.10, is 35% above the US median of $760.00.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- South Carolina ranks 44th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 40 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 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$330.77Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R + 1 more
Median$1,023.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,255.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$692.33vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R lowest Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Blood Product Administration | $330.77 | $551.28 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare lowest Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Blood Product Administration | $330.77 | $551.28 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Blood Product Administration | $385.90 | $551.28 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 0 - 2 HRS | $403.00 | $806.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 0 - 2 HRS | $403.00 | $806.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 0 - 2 HRS | $468.00 | $936.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC CATH TRANSFUSION ADMIN | $488.40 | $814.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 0 - 2 HRS | $551.50 | $1,103.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 0 - 2 HRS | $580.00 | $1,160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 0 - 2 HRS | $622.00 | $1,244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 0 - 2 HRS | $860.00 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 0 - 2 HRS | $860.00 | $1,720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $1,016.01 | $1,431.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $1,016.01 | $1,431.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $1,016.01 | $1,431.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $1,016.01 | $1,431.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $1,016.01 | $1,431.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $1,016.01 | $1,431.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $1,016.01 | $1,431.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Blood Administration | $1,023.10 | $1,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Blood Administration | $1,023.10 | $1,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Blood Administration | $1,023.10 | $1,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Blood Administration | $1,023.10 | $1,574.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 0 - 2 HRS | $1,070.00 | $2,140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION 1-2 UNITS | $1,078.50 | $1,438.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION 1-2 UNITS | $1,078.50 | $1,438.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ODSU Blood Transfusion | $1,275.00 | $1,275.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney · Gaffney, SC HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Product Admin-1/Day | $1,335.00 | $2,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pelham Medical Center Greer · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Product Admin-1/Day | $1,335.00 | $2,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Hospital For Restorative Care Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Product Admin-1/Day | $1,335.00 | $2,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Product Admin-1/Day | $1,335.00 | $2,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Medical Center Union · Spartanburg, SC HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Product Admin-1/Day | $1,335.00 | $2,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $1,866.60 | $1,866.60 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Blood Administration | $2,037.60 | $3,396.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Blood Administration | $2,037.60 | $3,396.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $2,240.00 | $2,240.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $2,240.00 | $2,240.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Blood Administration - Er | $2,687.00 | $2,687.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS 2 - 4 HRS | $3,060.50 | $6,121.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $3,255.00 | $3,255.00 | Sep 1, 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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 7 | $860.00 | $1,023.10 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 | $1,016.01 | $1,016.01 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $468.00 | $1,078.50 |
| Columbia, SC | 4 | $403.00 | $491.50 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 4 | $1,335.00 | $1,952.10 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 3 | $1,335.00 | $1,335.00 |
| Florence, SC | 2 | $1,016.01 | $1,043.00 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $330.77 | $358.34 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $330.77 | $330.77 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $622.00 | $622.00 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $1,016.01 | $1,016.01 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $1,016.01 | $1,016.01 |
| Gaffney, SC | 1 | $1,335.00 | $1,335.00 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $488.40 | $488.40 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $1,016.01 | $1,016.01 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $551.50 | $551.50 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $860.00 | $860.00 |
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 blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$392.70
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$724.90
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,015.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.