Level 5 ER visit cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem: from $311.40 to $2,762.25, with a median of $1,952.00. The lowest price is at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (Beaufort). The highest price is 8.9× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 99285. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
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 PHYS EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT V | $311.40 | $519.00 | — source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $1,291.50 | $2,583.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $1,291.50 | $2,583.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $1,291.50 | $2,583.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $1,291.50 | $2,583.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC ER Level 5 | $1,513.80 | $2,523.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $1,952.00 | $3,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $1,952.00 | $3,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $1,952.00 | $3,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $1,952.00 | $3,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $2,078.00 | $4,156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB ER VISIT COMPREHENSIVE | $2,078.00 | $4,156.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC ER Level 5 | $2,542.15 | $3,911.00 | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC ER Level 5 | $2,542.15 | $3,911.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC OB ER Level 5 | $2,542.15 | $3,911.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC ER Level 5 | $2,542.15 | $3,911.00 | — source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC OB ER VISIT LVL V | $2,762.25 | $3,683.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC OB ER VISIT LVL V | $2,762.25 | $3,683.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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 | 5 | $2,078.00 | $2,542.15 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $1,291.50 | $2,357.12 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $1,291.50 | $1,952.00 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $1,291.50 | $1,291.50 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $1,952.00 | $1,952.00 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $1,513.80 | $1,513.80 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $311.40 | $311.40 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $1,291.50 | $1,291.50 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $2,078.00 | $2,078.00 |
What it is
This is the highest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a serious problem that needs complex evaluation and treatment, often with a hospital admission or transfer. 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.
Emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem in other states
- Alabama$4,479.85
- Alaska$1,569.49
- Arizona$1,565.96
- Arkansas$700.00
- California$3,284.32
- Colorado$2,748.10
- Connecticut$735.00
- Delaware$2,076.26
- Florida$2,920.20
- Georgia$1,204.71
- Hawaii$2,531.10
- Idaho$2,665.00
- Illinois$1,603.80
- Indiana$1,779.00
- Iowa$367.00
- Kansas$2,142.24
- Kentucky$1,692.21
- Louisiana$486.64
- Maine$587.00
- Maryland$813.66
- Massachusetts$1,604.75
- Michigan$1,047.48
- Minnesota$1,018.36
- Mississippi$553.52
- Missouri$619.45
- Montana$518.95
- Nebraska$769.13
- Nevada$1,105.90
- New Hampshire$366.60
- New Jersey$770.42
- New Mexico$943.14
- New York$773.90
- North Carolina$1,682.03
- North Dakota$1,198.68
- Ohio$1,518.75
- Oklahoma$666.00
- Oregon$656.25
- Pennsylvania$1,324.80
- Rhode Island$1,405.20
- South Dakota$1,805.60
- Tennessee$456.15
- Texas$2,327.80
- Utah$2,667.30
- Vermont$352.66
- Virginia$1,433.50
- Washington$2,165.27
- West Virginia$814.00
- Wisconsin$700.30
- Wyoming$2,119.87
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.