5/100
#2,523 nationally
Trident Medical Center
9330 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC 29406 · (843) 847-4100
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Trident Medical Center billed $13.35 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
- 13.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 167
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in SC
- #45
- 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 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 3% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 7% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 8% 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 |
684 | $40,010 | $2,327 | +106% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
468 | $145,719 | $14,972 | +123% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
361 | $520,706 | $20,308 | +293% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
238 | $19,988 | $1,376 | +98% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
215 | $81,654 | $2,807 | +224% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
188 | $99,070 | $10,230 | +128% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
186 | $322,759 | $24,100 | +159% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
184 | $126,733 | $12,279 | +107% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
184 | $54,847 | $2,982 | +166% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
172 | $156,144 | $11,059 | +150% |
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 3 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,525 | $1,316 | +565% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$220,923 | $9,208 | +329% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$144,501 | $4,931 | +317% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$520,706 | $20,308 | +293% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$250,750 | $9,385 | +271% |
|
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
MS-DRG 243 · Inpatient stay |
$344,226 | $19,807 | +267% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$329,111 | $15,100 | +245% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$81,654 | $2,807 | +224% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,640 | $2,727 | +24% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Complications
MS-DRG 092 · Inpatient stay |
$55,924 | $7,991 | +24% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,009 | $1,356 | +28% |
|
Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 040 · Inpatient stay |
$243,804 | $26,430 | +30% |
|
Other Operating Room Procedures for Injuries with Complications
MS-DRG 908 · Inpatient stay |
$119,131 | $26,590 | +32% |
|
ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except
MS-DRG 003 · Inpatient stay |
$1,170,967 | $126,191 | +33% |
|
Respiratory Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 180 · Inpatient stay |
$101,625 | $13,410 | +37% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$34,969 | $5,047 | +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.