Musc Health Chester Medical Center
One Medical Park Drive, Chester, SC 29706 Hospital
50%Self-pay discount
50% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 3,927 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average chargesCharges 3.5× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Small hospital (under 100 beds)
- Beds
- 33
- Ownership
- Government (state)
- Health system
- Medical University Hospital Authorit
- Medicare ID
- 420019
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 11.6× | |
| Anesthesia most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 37.6× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.5× | |
| MRI cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 7.7× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.6× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.3× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.0× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.1× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 7.4× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.5× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $258 cash price | $516 50% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $54.50 cash price | $109 50% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $452 cash price | $903 50% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 420019, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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