Best Hospitals in South Carolina 2026

South Carolina has 66 hospitals with an average procedure payment of $15K. The top-rated hospital is Prisma Health Baptist in Columbia with a 5-star CMS rating.

Top 20 of 66 Hospitals in South Carolina

#	Hospital	City	Quality	Avg Payment	Value
1	Prisma Health Baptist	Columbia	★★★★★	$15K	A
2	Charleston Va Medical Center	Charleston	★★★★★	$15K	B
3	East Cooper Medical Center	Mount Pleasant	★★★★★	$20K	B
4	Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital	Spartanburg	★★★★★	$14K	A
5	Mount Pleasant Hospital	Mount Pleasant	★★★★★	$11K	A
6	Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc	Summerville	★★★★★	$15K	B
7	Pelham Medical Center	Greer	★★★★★	$14K	A
8	Columbia Sc Va Medical Center	Columbia	★★★★★	$13K	A
9	Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital	Greenville	★★★★☆	$13K	A
10	Anmed Health	Anderson	★★★★☆	$16K	B
11	Lexington Medical Center	West Columbia	★★★★☆	$15K	B
12	Roper Hospital	Charleston	★★★★☆	$17K	B
13	Mcleod Loris Hospital	Loris	★★★★☆	$17K	B
14	Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital	Murrells Inlet	★★★★☆	$16K	B
15	Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital	Charleston	★★★★☆	$11K	B
16	Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge	Columbia	★★★★☆	$10K	A
17	Coastal Carolina Hospital	Hardeeville	★★★★☆	$17K	B
18	Prisma Health Patewood Hospital	Greenville	★★★★☆	$15K	B
19	Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital	Simpsonville	★★★★☆	$13K	B
20	St Francis-Downtown	Greenville	★★★☆☆	$17K	C

Hospital quality and cost data for South Carolina is sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.
— CMS Hospital Compare (2024)

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on CMS quality ratings and outcome scores, Prisma Health Baptist in Columbia is the top-rated hospital in South Carolina with a 5-star quality rating and an average procedure payment of $15K.

South Carolina has 66 Medicare-participating hospitals. The average procedure payment across the state is $15K.

Hospitals are ranked by CMS star quality rating (1-5 stars) and then by outcome score, which reflects mortality rates and patient safety. The Value Score also factors in cost — so the best hospitals deliver great outcomes at reasonable prices.

Sources: CMS Hospital Compare

Last updated: April 2026

Hospitals ranked by CMS star quality rating and outcome score. Value Score: price percentile (40% inverted), quality rating (40%), outcome score (20%).

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