Hospital Costs > Respiratory Signs & Symptoms > Respiratory Signs & Symptoms - costs for treatment in South Carolina
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Health Richland | Columbia | 21 | $31,719.80 | $7,357.33 | $5,294.71 |
| Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 19 | $19,827.90 | $5,233.16 | $3,490.21 |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | Aiken | 17 | $31,172.50 | $4,671.65 | $3,850.47 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 16 | $19,985.00 | $4,171.25 | $2,905.25 |
| Spartanburg Regional Medical Center | Spartanburg | 15 | $26,972.80 | $5,010.07 | $4,092.93 |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | Beaufort | 12 | $23,397.80 | $5,035.50 | $4,136.67 |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 11 | $29,997.00 | $4,482.82 | $3,629.00 | Total 7 hospitals | 111 |
Source: Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Inpatient for FY2014
Average Covered Charges: The provider's average charge for services covered by Medicare for all discharges in the MS-DRG. These will vary from hospital to hospital because of differences in hospital charge structures.
Average Total Payments: The average total payments to all providers for the MS-DRG including the MSDRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Also included in average total payments are co-payment and deductible amounts that the patient is responsible for and any additional payments by third parties for coordination of benefits.
Average Medicare Payments: The average amount that Medicare pays to the provider for Medicare's share of the MS-DRG. Average Medicare payment amounts include the MS-DRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Medicare payments DO NOT include beneficiary co-payments and deductible amounts nor any additional payments from third parties for coordination of benefits. Note: In general, Medicare FFS claims with dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on or after April 1, 2013, incurred a 2 percent reduction in Medicare payment. This is in response to mandatory across-the-board reductions in Federal spending, also known as sequestration
Hospital Rank: We have calculated the rank for each procedure within a hospital. The left number is the national ranking, the right one is the state ranking. For discharges, ranking is from highest # of discharges to lower (hospital with highest number of discharges ranks first). For charges and payments, lowest means a higher ranking.