Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in South Carolina (2026)
Below-average pricing · Regional price parity: 93.5 · SC
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why hip replacement surgery costs what it does in South Carolina.
Regional Price Parity
South Carolina's cost-of-living index sits at 93.5 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
109 facilities perform this procedure in South Carolina — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -6.5% below the national average ($32,000), South Carolina is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Hip Replacement Surgery in South Carolina: What to Know
Considering hip replacement in South Carolina? You'll find advanced options. MUSC Health in Charleston and Lakelands Orthopedics both utilize the CORI or Mako Robotic-arm Assistance for enhanced precision. Prisma Health, a Blue Distinction® Center, performs the most joint replacements statewide, while Beaufort Memorial holds a rare advanced disease-specific certification for hip replacement from The Joint Commission. The South Carolina Hip Preservation Center in Columbia and Lexington even offers outpatient hip replacement for select healthy patients.
For potential savings, explore outpatient surgery centers like the South Carolina Hip Preservation Center, if your insurance permits. Remember, while the state average is below the national average, prices vary significantly. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in South Carolina
Hip Replacement Surgery pricing in South Carolina comes in modestly under the US average. This is the typical expense structure.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
South Carolina all-in range
Financing Options
Many South Carolina clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $29,920 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Cost estimates are adjusted for regional pricing. See how we calculate state-level costs →
Ranges adjusted for South Carolina's regional price parity (93.5). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in South Carolina
South Carolina has both hospital and outpatient surgery center options for hip replacement surgery. Outpatient centers typically charge less due to lower overhead. Rates shown are negotiated amounts — what insurers actually pay, not inflated list prices.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | $4,815 | $3,811 | 327 |
| Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | $5,677 | $4,482 | 305 |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | $6,106 | $4,851 | 282 |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | $5,788 | $4,574 | 279 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | $5,801 | $4,587 | 263 |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | $5,717 | $4,520 | 239 |
| East Cooper Medical Center | Mount Pleasant | $6,077 | $4,816 | 226 |
| Mcleod Loris Hospital | Loris | $5,730 | $4,520 | 191 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | $6,551 | $5,184 | 174 |
| Prisma Health Patewood Hospital | Greenville | $5,772 | $4,558 | 173 |
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | $14,360 | $12,538 | 103 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | $18,348 | $14,915 | 103 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | Spartanburg | $18,442 | $15,881 | 96 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | $15,120 | $13,537 | 82 |
| Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | $15,368 | $13,239 | 78 |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | $15,044 | $13,777 | 77 |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | $14,145 | $12,104 | 76 |
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | $23,861 | $16,873 | 56 |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Columbia | $21,027 | $15,645 | 52 |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | $21,415 | $17,857 | 48 |
Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Among its neighbors, South Carolina offers the best pricing for hip replacement surgery. If you're already local, you're in a good spot cost-wise.
Expert Answers for South Carolina Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to South Carolina.
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See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main hip replacement surgery cost guide.
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How we calculate hip replacement surgery costs in South Carolina
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for South Carolina's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.