Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center
800 West Meeting Street, Lancaster, SC 29720 Hospital ***** CMS quality 4 of 5
50%Self-pay discount
50% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 3,953 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 9.9× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 103
- Ownership
- Government (state)
- Health system
- Medical University Hospital Authorit
- Medicare ID
- 420036
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 4 of 5
- 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 | 15.3× | |
| Post-surgery recovery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 35.7× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.1× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.0× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 10.7× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 26.5× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 16.3× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.6× | |
| Occupational therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.5× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.0× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.8× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.1× | |
| Observation stay 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.9× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.1× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.3× |
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 | $539 cash price | $1,078 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 | $580 cash price | $1,159 50% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 420036, 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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