Medical costs in Charleston, SC
4 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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4 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
4
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.01x
Top procedures by average charge in CHARLESTON
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 4 | $214,420 | 1.07x | 6.8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 4 | $191,948 | 0.95x | 5.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 4 | $125,160 | 1.14x | 7.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 4 | $102,039 | 1.10x | 7.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 4 | $78,497 | 1.05x | 6.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 4 | $78,002 | 0.89x | 6.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 4 | $76,175 | 0.96x | 6.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 4 | $68,204 | 1.09x | 5.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 4 | $64,901 | 1.08x | 6.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 811 | 4 | $63,239 | 0.99x | 6.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 4 | $61,228 | 0.92x | 5.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 4 | $60,954 | 0.86x | 5.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 4 | $57,703 | 1.06x | 6.9x |
| DIABETES WITH MCCDRG 637 | 4 | $56,136 | 0.86x | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 308 | 4 | $55,198 | 1.02x | 7x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 4 | $53,038 | 0.97x | 6.5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 4 | $51,186 | 0.94x | 6.2x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CCDRG 178 | 4 | $48,225 | 1.17x | 7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 4 | $47,894 | 1.01x | 6.4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 4 | $47,329 | 0.94x | 5.6x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.