13/100
#2,322 nationally
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
1304 W Bobo Newsom Hwy, Hartsville, SC 29550 · (864) 339-2100
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center billed $9.43 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 9.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 33
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in SC
- #38
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 20% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 6% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 2% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
195 | $23,239 | $2,401 | +20% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
95 | $78,427 | $14,255 | +20% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
72 | $51,727 | $4,601 | +88% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
55 | $200,226 | $11,505 | +221% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $45,054 | $3,100 | +118% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $22,177 | $2,793 | +16% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $77,106 | $11,422 | +40% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $66,917 | $10,160 | +44% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
27 | $43,567 | $9,254 | about average |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $116,620 | $6,361 | +193% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$172,682 | $4,868 | +392% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,122 | $1,442 | +278% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$85,910 | $3,076 | +269% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$200,226 | $11,505 | +221% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$116,620 | $6,361 | +193% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$237,118 | $15,659 | +186% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,835 | $1,811 | +131% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,054 | $3,100 | +118% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$32,522 | $7,566 | -17% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$41,465 | $9,741 | -15% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$21,618 | $4,611 | -14% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$26,895 | $6,090 | -12% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$70,087 | $13,124 | -8% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$32,024 | $6,988 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$43,567 | $9,254 | about average |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$56,141 | $10,325 | +6% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.