45/100
#1,426 nationally
Kershawhealth
1315 Roberts Street, Camden, SC 29020 · (803) 432-4311
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Kershawhealth billed $4.91 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
- 4.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 36
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in SC
- #22
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 44% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 53% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
82 | $60,209 | $13,196 | -8% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $28,488 | $4,446 | +4% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $19,238 | $2,306 | about average |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
69 | $13,690 | $1,985 | +16% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
53 | $33,578 | $10,200 | -23% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
37 | $21,524 | $2,996 | +4% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
28 | $24,058 | $7,195 | -27% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $9,427 | $1,308 | -6% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $37,606 | $8,053 | -4% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $35,799 | $6,776 | +14% |
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 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,352 | $1,635 | +82% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,871 | $1,362 | +57% |
|
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5416 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$54,123 | $6,235 | +33% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,283 | $1,596 | +26% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,690 | $1,985 | +16% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$35,799 | $6,776 | +14% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$33,559 | $6,694 | +13% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,283 | $10,728 | +5% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$32,038 | $9,439 | -34% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$18,088 | $4,981 | -28% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$38,346 | $10,642 | -28% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$24,058 | $7,195 | -27% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$26,781 | $7,052 | -27% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$42,879 | $11,689 | -25% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$23,408 | $6,306 | -24% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$33,578 | $10,200 | -23% |
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.