Trident Medical Center
9330 MEDICAL PLAZA DR, Charleston, SC 29406
Trident Medical Center in Charleston, SC has an average Medicare payment of $14,526 and a Value Score of B (65/100). Compare prices for 15 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Trident Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Trident Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Cost-wise, Trident Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,526 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 65/100, an above-average showing.
Trident Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. The CMS payment record for Trident Medical Center lists 15 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC, Signs and Symptoms without MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $19,718 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $48,913 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $7,210 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $13,960 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,267 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $15,207 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,025 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $14,517 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,094 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $7,308 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $13,393 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $10,136 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $23,250 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,310 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $9,579 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Trident Medical Center Compares
Trident Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,526, 1% below the South Carolina state average of $14,688. That is 9% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (46% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (65/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Trident Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Trident Medical Center has an average payment of $14,526 across 15 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Trident Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Trident Medical Center has a Value Score of B (65/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Trident Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 9330 MEDICAL PLAZA DR, Charleston, SC 29406. Phone: (843) 847-4100.
Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.