Prisma Health Richland Hospital
PRISMA HEALTH RICHLAND HOSPITAL in Columbia, SC charges 5.2x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 117 analyzed procedures, representing a significant markup for this nonprofit facility.
Columbia, SC 29203 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.23x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.05x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
117
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $72,214 | $36,107 | — | 10.1x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $69,948 | $34,974 | — | 9.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $102,612 | $51,306 | — | 7.9x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $148,208 | $74,104 | — | 7.8x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $104,146 | $52,073 | — | 7.6x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $321,161 | $160,581 | — | 7.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $231,387 | $115,694 | — | 7.3x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $64,559 | $32,279 | — | 7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $94,676 | $47,338 | — | 7x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $96,659 | $48,329 | — | 6.7x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $113,249 | $56,624 | — | 6.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $178,177 | $89,088 | — | 6.6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $274,627 | $137,314 | — | 6.5x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $82,590 | $41,295 | — | 6.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $149,250 | $74,625 | — | 6.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $56,222 | $28,111 | — | 6.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $205,575 | $102,788 | — | 6.3x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC | 471 | $227,855 | $113,928 | — | 6.3x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $62,856 | $31,428 | — | 6.2x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $40,680 | $20,340 | — | 6.2x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $117,739 | $58,870 | — | 6.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $97,021 | $48,510 | — | 6.2x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $44,482 | $22,241 | — | 6.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $44,038 | $22,019 | — | 6.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $33,814 | $16,907 | — | 6.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $102,727 | $51,363 | — | 6x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $192,896 | $96,448 | — | 6x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $47,823 | $23,912 | — | 6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $31,363 | $15,681 | — | 6x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $278,469 | $139,234 | — | 5.9x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 219 | $492,739 | $246,370 | — | 5.9x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUR | 041 | $90,843 | $45,422 | — | 5.9x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $162,309 | $81,155 | — | 5.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $41,756 | $20,878 | — | 5.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $95,686 | $47,843 | — | 5.8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $59,484 | $29,742 | — | 5.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $287,310 | $143,655 | — | 5.7x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $42,025 | $21,013 | — | 5.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $84,817 | $42,409 | — | 5.6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $171,388 | $85,694 | — | 5.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $40,207 | $20,104 | — | 5.6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES | 264 | $126,095 | $63,047 | — | 5.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $58,373 | $29,186 | — | 5.5x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $46,141 | $23,071 | — | 5.5x |
| NONSPECIFIC CVA AND PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION WITHOUT INFARCTION WITHOUT MCC | 068 | $39,570 | $19,785 | — | 5.5x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $105,052 | $52,526 | — | 5.4x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $52,722 | $26,361 | — | 5.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $130,662 | $65,331 | — | 5.4x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $237,143 | $118,572 | — | 5.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $34,919 | $17,460 | — | 5.3x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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