47/100
#1,361 nationally
Prisma Health Baptist
1330 Taylor At Marion St, Columbia, SC 29220 · (803) 296-5678
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Prisma Health Baptist billed $5.43 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
- 5.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 66
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in SC
- #19
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
419 | $82,844 | $11,227 | +33% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
321 | $8,812 | $1,372 | -13% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
118 | $63,370 | $16,471 | about average |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
101 | $35,916 | $4,341 | +31% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $42,072 | $4,854 | +20% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
72 | $16,808 | $2,352 | -14% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
68 | $15,411 | $2,442 | -13% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
63 | $38,051 | $5,462 | -4% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
63 | $17,403 | $2,739 | -9% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $25,964 | $3,233 | +9% |
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 |
$20,435 | $1,659 | +80% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$116,305 | $17,847 | +45% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,483 | $1,723 | +35% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,439 | $2,781 | +35% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$82,844 | $11,227 | +33% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,841 | $2,687 | +31% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,916 | $4,341 | +31% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,552 | $2,996 | +29% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$35,601 | $17,792 | -59% |
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 074 · Inpatient stay |
$24,488 | $8,774 | -49% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$42,671 | $14,087 | -44% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$31,867 | $11,384 | -43% |
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$28,537 | $12,558 | -43% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$102,551 | $32,191 | -42% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$24,035 | $8,494 | -42% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$43,367 | $13,838 | -39% |
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.