54/100
#1,142 nationally
Roper Hospital
316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401 · (843) 724-2800
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Roper Hospital billed $5.04 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
- 5.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 146
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in SC
- #14
- 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 33% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 61% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% 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 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
548 | $25,227 | $2,779 | about average |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
340 | $47,288 | $11,143 | -24% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
329 | $16,887 | $2,726 | -17% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
329 | $14,390 | $1,734 | +11% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
313 | $95,735 | $20,386 | -28% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
311 | $40,510 | $8,387 | -7% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
311 | $14,679 | $2,331 | -24% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
245 | $32,073 | $6,072 | -20% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
240 | $61,446 | $13,538 | -6% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
219 | $26,964 | $4,870 | -23% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Major Chest Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 165 · Inpatient stay |
$127,712 | $15,194 | +53% |
|
Dysequilibrium
MS-DRG 149 · Inpatient stay |
$48,919 | $6,987 | +25% |
|
Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio
MS-DRG 808 · Inpatient stay |
$127,189 | $18,377 | +19% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,066 | $1,382 | +17% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 164 · Inpatient stay |
$124,012 | $17,061 | +14% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,015 | $2,430 | +13% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,802 | $1,464 | +12% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,390 | $1,734 | +11% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$52,783 | $17,431 | -53% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,727 | $7,330 | -45% |
|
Complications of Treatment with Major Complications
MS-DRG 919 · Inpatient stay |
$41,291 | $11,798 | -45% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$101,244 | $24,688 | -44% |
|
Diabetes (with complications)
MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay |
$19,928 | $5,587 | -42% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$157,278 | $38,601 | -41% |
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Major
MS-DRG 981 · Inpatient stay |
$109,263 | $25,927 | -40% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay |
$65,616 | $16,845 | -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.