50/100
#1,256 nationally
Mcleod Health Cheraw
711 Chesterfield Highway, Cheraw, SC 29520 · (843) 537-7881
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mcleod Health Cheraw billed $4.43 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
- 4.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 22
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in SC
- #17
- 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 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% 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 |
104 | $17,464 | $2,307 | -10% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
99 | $6,973 | $1,986 | -41% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
83 | $64,012 | $15,289 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $37,267 | $11,112 | -14% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $34,968 | $7,160 | +17% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $16,514 | $1,665 | +46% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $47,934 | $11,635 | -9% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $30,336 | $8,726 | -8% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $56,450 | $13,697 | about average |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $49,895 | $10,127 | +22% |
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 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,514 | $1,665 | +46% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$71,383 | $14,442 | +26% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$49,895 | $10,127 | +22% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$34,968 | $7,160 | +17% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$34,976 | $7,228 | +14% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,041 | $2,642 | +13% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$50,474 | $10,106 | +4% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$56,450 | $13,697 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,973 | $1,986 | -41% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$35,991 | $10,965 | -26% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$31,506 | $9,061 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,591 | $4,317 | -19% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$26,217 | $7,178 | -14% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$37,267 | $11,112 | -14% |
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
$50,583 | $12,211 | -10% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,464 | $2,307 | -10% |
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.