Quit-smoking counseling cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes: from $16.00 to $170.40, with a median of $52.50. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Black River Medical Center (Cades). The highest price is 10.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $52.50, is 32% above the US median of $39.79.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($38.28).
- South Carolina ranks 41st of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 34 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 99406. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.00MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
Median$52.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$170.40in South Carolina
Lowest saves$36.50vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center lowest Cades · Cades, SC HB SMOKING CESS/ASYMPTON;>3-10MIN | $16.00 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Smoke/Tobac Counsel 3-10 | $18.85 | $29.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB SMOKING CESS COUNSEL; 3-10 MIN | $24.00 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB SMOKING CESS/ASYMPTON;>3-10MIN | $25.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB SMOKING CESS/ASYMPTON;>3-10MIN | $25.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB SMOKING CESS/ASYMPTON;>3-10MIN | $36.00 | $72.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Smoking Cessation Inter > 3 Min | $38.03 | $63.39 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Smoking Cessation Inter > 3 Min | $38.03 | $63.39 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB SMOKING CESS/ASYMPTON;>3-10MIN | $39.50 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney · Gaffney, SC HC Smoke/Tob Cessation Counsel, 3-9min | $40.80 | $68.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pelham Medical Center Greer · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Smoke/Tob Cessation Counsel, 3-9min | $40.80 | $68.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Hospital For Restorative Care Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC HC Smoke/Tob Cessation Counsel, 3-9min | $40.80 | $68.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC HC Smoke/Tob Cessation Counsel, 3-9min | $40.80 | $68.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Medical Center Union · Spartanburg, SC HC Smoke/Tob Cessation Counsel, 3-9min | $40.80 | $68.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Smoking Cessation Inter > 3 Min | $44.37 | $63.39 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB SMOKING CESS COUNSEL; 3-10 MIN | $50.00 | $100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB SMOKING CESS COUNSEL; 3-10 MIN | $50.00 | $100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Anderson · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Smoking Cess 3-10 Min | $55.00 | $110.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Cannon Pickens · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Smoking Cess 3-10 Min | $55.00 | $110.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Piedmont Piedmont · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Smoking Cess 3-10 Min | $55.00 | $110.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB SMOKING CESS COUNSEL; 3-10 MIN | $56.00 | $112.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Smoke/Tobac Counsel 3-10 | $71.40 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Smoke/Tobac Counsel 3-10 | $71.40 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Symptomat Smoking/TOB 3-10min | $77.00 | $77.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes | $80.00 | $80.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC SMKE/TOBAC CNSL 3-10MIN | $120.00 | $160.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC SMKE/TOBAC CNSL 3-10MIN | $120.00 | $160.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $170.40 | $240.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $170.40 | $240.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $170.40 | $240.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $170.40 | $240.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $170.40 | $240.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $170.40 | $240.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $170.40 | $240.00 | Jul 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 6 | $40.80 | $55.00 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 | $77.00 | $170.40 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $24.00 | $78.00 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 3 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 2 | $18.85 | $21.92 |
| Florence, SC | 2 | $39.50 | $104.95 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $38.03 | $41.20 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $38.03 | $38.03 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $170.40 | $170.40 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $170.40 | $170.40 |
| Gaffney, SC | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $170.40 | $170.40 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
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 quit-smoking counseling is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Quit-smoking counseling explained.
Quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes in other states
- Alabama$36.12
- Alaska$61.00
- Arizona$30.96
- Arkansas$31.54
- California$73.36
- Colorado$62.11
- Connecticut$51.04
- Delaware$79.54, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$79.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$62.15
- Georgia$35.10
- Hawaii$53.40
- Idaho$35.00
- Illinois$39.00
- Indiana$30.00
- Iowa$42.48
- Kansas$31.54
- Kentucky$32.25
- Louisiana$19.15
- Maine$25.99
- Maryland$37.79
- Massachusetts$114.55
- Michigan$41.00
- Minnesota$35.31
- Mississippi$32.84
- Missouri$26.75
- Montana$30.06
- Nebraska$31.24
- Nevada$40.00
- New Hampshire$36.00
- New Jersey$33.00
- New Mexico$33.12
- New York$46.77
- North Carolina$22.07
- North Dakota$36.00
- Ohio$43.80
- Oklahoma$37.70
- Oregon$33.75
- Pennsylvania$45.65
- Rhode Island$53.00
- South Dakota$42.78
- Tennessee$27.94
- Texas$42.88
- Utah$160.36
- Vermont$28.50
- Virginia$47.85
- Washington$33.90
- West Virginia$36.50
- Wisconsin$28.71
- Wyoming$25.65
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.