Critical care (first hour) cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $300.00 to $11,471.00, with a median of $2,819.40. The lowest price is at Conway Medical Center (Conway). The highest price is 38.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,819.40, is 40% above the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- South Carolina ranks 40th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 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 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$300.00Conway Medical Center
Median$2,819.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,471.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$2,519.40vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Critical Care, First Hour 99291 | $300.00 | $300.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $763.00 | $763.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $1,576.20 | $2,627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $1,576.20 | $2,627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC ER Fee Critical Care First 30-74 Min | $2,117.75 | $3,529.58 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Anderson · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min (Cpt 99291) | $2,169.00 | $4,338.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Cannon Pickens · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min (Cpt 99291) | $2,169.00 | $4,338.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Piedmont Piedmont · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min (Cpt 99291) | $2,169.00 | $4,338.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,204.00 | $4,408.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,204.00 | $4,408.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,204.00 | $4,408.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,204.00 | $4,408.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC ER Fee Critical Care First 30-74 Min | $2,470.71 | $3,529.58 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,519.00 | $5,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,519.00 | $5,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,519.00 | $5,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,519.00 | $5,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC CRITICAL CARE,FIRST HOUR | $2,712.00 | $4,520.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney · Gaffney, SC HC ED Critical Care-1st 30-74 Min | $2,819.40 | $4,699.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pelham Medical Center Greer · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC ED Critical Care-1st 30-74 Min | $2,819.40 | $4,699.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC HC ED Critical Care-1st 30-74 Min | $2,819.40 | $4,699.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Medical Center Union · Spartanburg, SC HC ED Critical Care-1st 30-74 Min | $2,819.40 | $4,699.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,834.00 | $5,668.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB ER VISIT CRITICAL CARE | $2,834.00 | $5,668.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,209.91 | $4,521.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,209.91 | $4,521.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,209.91 | $4,521.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,209.91 | $4,521.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,209.91 | $4,521.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,209.91 | $4,521.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,209.91 | $4,521.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $3,214.90 | $4,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $3,214.90 | $4,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $3,214.90 | $4,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $3,214.90 | $4,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CRIT CARE E&M 30-74 MIN | $3,288.75 | $4,385.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CRIT CARE E&M 30-74 MIN | $3,288.75 | $4,385.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Critical Care Serv.1St Hour | $5,204.00 | $5,204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $10,029.00 | $10,029.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $11,471.00 | $11,471.00 | 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
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 | $763.00 | $3,214.90 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 6 | $1,576.20 | $2,169.00 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 | $300.00 | $3,209.91 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $2,204.00 | $2,903.88 |
| Columbia, SC | 4 | $2,204.00 | $2,519.00 |
| Florence, SC | 2 | $2,519.00 | $2,864.46 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $2,117.75 | $2,294.23 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 2 | $2,819.40 | $2,819.40 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $2,204.00 | $2,204.00 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $3,209.91 | $3,209.91 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $3,209.91 | $3,209.91 |
| Gaffney, SC | 1 | $2,819.40 | $2,819.40 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $2,712.00 | $2,712.00 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $3,209.91 | $3,209.91 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $2,204.00 | $2,204.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $2,834.00 | $2,834.00 |
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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.
Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes in other states
- Alabama$1,100.89
- Alaska$3,451.85
- Arizona$2,785.88
- Arkansas$1,183.00
- California$5,487.56
- Colorado$3,532.47
- Connecticut$2,324.30
- Delaware$2,590.56
- District of Columbia$3,604.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,877.40
- Georgia$1,827.90
- Hawaii$4,407.90
- Idaho$2,324.95
- Illinois$2,083.68
- Indiana$2,123.10
- Iowa$1,268.96
- Kansas$1,420.00
- Kentucky$2,051.24
- Louisiana$838.66
- Maine$1,000.20
- Maryland$2,144.19, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,675.75
- Michigan$1,973.78
- Minnesota$1,598.02
- Mississippi$1,064.57
- Missouri$2,057.75
- Montana$1,850.40
- Nebraska$1,691.50
- Nevada$2,843.12
- New Hampshire$2,095.71
- New Jersey$1,084.44
- New Mexico$2,103.56
- New York$1,717.00
- North Carolina$2,368.20
- North Dakota$1,895.87
- Ohio$2,937.75
- Oklahoma$1,211.94
- Oregon$2,663.78
- Pennsylvania$1,876.80
- Puerto Rico$300.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,746.15
- South Dakota$2,462.40
- Tennessee$1,213.08
- Texas$2,540.23
- Utah$8,005.32
- Vermont$1,750.00
- Virginia$2,535.00
- Washington$3,221.55
- West Virginia$1,258.14
- Wisconsin$1,785.95
- Wyoming$2,312.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.