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Seizures with major complications in South Carolina

What 12 hospitals in South Carolina charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for seizures with major complications (DRG 100), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 100 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $99,810 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $18,460 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $14,568 Average per stay
State rank #21 of 42 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in South Carolina billed an average of $99,810 for seizures with major complications, about 5.4 times the average total payment of $18,460. That payment is 7% below the U.S. average of $19,930.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $18,460Billed $99,810

About 18¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in South Carolina billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in South Carolina:

South Carolina hospitals: seizures with major complications

Every South Carolina hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Palmetto Richland Mem HospColumbia 39 $96,993 $22,209 $18,139
MUSC Medical CenterCharleston 37 $96,501 $31,377 $19,410
Trident Medical CenterCharleston 36 $155,737 $14,939 $12,494
Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville 35 $60,128 $17,200 $13,033
MUSC Health Florence Medical CenterFlorence 31 $98,393 $12,925 $11,977
Grand Strand Reg Med CenterMyrtle Beach 29 $129,873 $17,265 $13,465
Spartanburg Regional Medical CenterSpartanburg 23 $81,365 $20,199 $15,283
McLeod Regional Medical CenterFlorence 22 $71,044 $13,637 $12,439
Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia 18 $72,354 $14,179 $12,620
Anmed HealthAnderson 16 $116,392 $18,115 $16,016
Piedmont Healthcare SystemRock Hill 11 $110,172 $11,530 $10,046
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia 11 $95,434 $16,449 $15,856
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Lowest and highest payments in South Carolina

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Piedmont Healthcare SystemRock Hill, SC$11,530
MUSC Health Florence Medical CenterFlorence, SC$12,925
McLeod Regional Medical CenterFlorence, SC$13,637
Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia, SC$14,179
Trident Medical CenterCharleston, SC$14,939

Highest

MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC$31,377
Palmetto Richland Mem HospColumbia, SC$22,209
Spartanburg Regional Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC$20,199
Anmed HealthAnderson, SC$18,115
Grand Strand Reg Med CenterMyrtle Beach, SC$17,265

Seizures with major complications in other states

Questions

How much does seizures with major complications cost in South Carolina?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for seizures with major complications (DRG 100) at 12 hospitals in South Carolina was billed at $99,810 on average, while the average total payment was $18,460, of which Medicare paid $14,568. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in South Carolina, average charges were 5.4 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.