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Medicare Charges / State detail

South Carolina

South Carolina providers billed Medicare 3.15x the allowed amount in 2024 - ranked #26 of 51 by markup, below the national 3.25x.

Markup ratio
3.15x
submitted / allowed · median 3.15x
Markup rank
#26/ 51
among the 50 states + DC
Medicare allowed
$2.8B
20,884 providers
Allowed per service
$40
70,866,023 services
Steepest-markup specialties in South Carolina
  1. Nurse Practitioner 2.54x $333M
  2. Ophthalmology 2.40x $226M
  3. Family Practice 2.34x $189M
  4. Hematology-Oncology 2.56x $185M
  5. Internal Medicine 2.43x $173M
  6. Ambulatory Surgical Center 4.30x $145M

Top six specialties by Medicare-allowed dollars in the state, with each one's markup.