Medical costs in Columbia, SC
4 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Michael Glenn , Healthcare Data Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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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
0.79x
Top procedures by average charge in COLUMBIA
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 3 | $170,605 | 0.84x | 4.8x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 3 | $161,918 | 1.02x | 6.6x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 472 | 3 | $120,419 | 0.91x | 6.7x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 3 | $99,927 | 1.04x | 7.4x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 3 | $94,034 | 1.07x | 9.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 4 | $84,314 | 0.91x | 6.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 4 | $58,949 | 0.79x | 4.7x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 4 | $49,706 | 0.80x | 4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 3 | $48,999 | 0.62x | 4.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 4 | $48,286 | 0.80x | 5.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 391 | 3 | $45,571 | 0.78x | 5.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 3 | $44,203 | 0.62x | 4.8x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 811 | 3 | $41,651 | 0.65x | 4.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 4 | $41,324 | 0.76x | 4.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 4 | $35,644 | 0.65x | 4.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 4 | $35,628 | 0.71x | 4.3x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 4 | $35,575 | 0.65x | 4.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCCDRG 872 | 4 | $34,736 | 0.78x | 5.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 4 | $32,145 | 0.68x | 4.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 3 | $32,026 | 0.61x | 5.4x |
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.