Hospital · CCN 420082
Aiken Regional Medical Center
302 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801 · Aiken County
Part of Universal Health Services · 211 beds · 5
Metropolitan area core: primary flow within an urbanized area of 50,000 and greater
48 admission types 50 outpatient services 4 Medicare-file findings
Billed per dollar paid, all admissions
7.75×
$136.7M billed against $17.6M paid across 1,570 Medicare discharges; the national figure is 5.03×.
9.3%
of adults in Aiken County have medical debt in collections
10.7%
uninsured in the county · state 11.0%
$68K
median household income
7.8×
billed ÷ paid, inpatient, summed over the county's hospitals in the Medicare file (1 in the inpatient or outpatient file)ⓘ
34.4%
obesity in the countyⓘ
13.9%
diagnosed diabetes (PLACES)
7.1%
coronary heart disease (PLACES)
—
median age · — below poverty (ACS)
01 · Admissions
What it billed Medicare, by admission type
Average charge submitted and average total payment per discharge, 2024. Rows under 11 discharges are suppressed by CMS. The last column is the hospital's ratio against its state's for the same admission.
DRG
Admission
Discharges
Charge
Paid
Billed ÷ paid
871
Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc
255
$114,397
$14,682
7.8× st 4.8×
291
Heart failure and shock with mcc
128
$64,509
$9,789
6.6× st 4.3×
872
Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc
70
$63,784
$8,443
7.6× st 5.0×
193
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc
51
$76,970
$10,266
7.5× st 4.8×
189
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
46
$74,684
$9,586
7.8× st 5.1×
280
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with mcc
43
$83,196
$11,495
7.2× st 5.7×
698
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc
43
$108,836
$12,360
8.8× st 4.4×
683
Renal failure with cc
42
$48,754
$6,952
7.0× st 4.5×
177
Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
41
$88,575
$12,552
7.1× st 4.7×
640
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc
37
$54,126
$10,051
5.4× st 4.2×
190
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with mcc
36
$60,712
$8,113
7.5× st 4.4×
312
Syncope and collapse
36
$53,756
$6,800
7.9× st 4.9×
392
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
35
$57,479
$6,520
8.8× st 5.1×
309
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with cc
34
$49,998
$6,050
8.3× st 4.8×
378
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with cc
33
$57,443
$7,866
7.3× st 4.8×
522
Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture without mcc
33
$125,086
$15,512
8.1× st 5.8×
274
Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc
30
$188,101
$23,585
8.0× st 7.2×
689
Kidney and urinary tract infections with mcc
29
$60,418
$9,168
6.6× st 4.3×
481
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with cc
29
$123,171
$14,761
8.3× st 5.9×
641
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc
27
$49,194
$6,455
7.6× st 4.6×
853
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with mcc
26
$336,734
$38,446
8.8× st 5.0×
690
Kidney and urinary tract infections without mcc
26
$56,701
$6,793
8.3× st 4.5×
682
Renal failure with mcc
26
$96,535
$10,913
8.8× st 4.5×
069
Transient ischemia without thrombolytic
26
$55,576
$6,672
8.3× st 6.6×
377
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc
23
$89,171
$13,344
6.7× st 5.0×
065
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours
23
$63,528
$9,046
7.0× st 5.2×
308
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with mcc
23
$81,687
$10,380
7.9× st 4.9×
322
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without mcc
21
$147,502
$13,538
10.9× st 7.7×
330
Major small and large bowel procedures with cc
20
$200,836
$17,241
11.6× st 5.7×
812
Red blood cell disorders without mcc
20
$49,580
$7,315
6.8× st 4.3×
948
Signs and symptoms without mcc
19
$58,719
$6,561
8.9× st 4.1×
194
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with cc
18
$46,354
$6,736
6.9× st 4.6×
064
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc
18
$84,283
$14,336
5.9× st 5.3×
391
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
17
$88,584
$8,820
10.0× st 4.7×
389
Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
17
$49,926
$6,882
7.3× st 4.7×
603
Cellulitis without mcc
17
$58,013
$7,433
7.8× st 4.1×
305
Hypertension without mcc
15
$45,261
$6,328
7.2× st 5.2×
638
Diabetes with cc
14
$55,114
$7,220
7.6× st 4.5×
175
Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale
14
$72,790
$10,062
7.2× st 4.9×
092
Other disorders of nervous system with cc
14
$45,734
$8,741
5.2× st 4.6×
310
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders without cc/mcc
14
$34,746
$4,840
7.2× st 4.9×
536
Fractures of hip and pelvis without mcc
13
$45,649
$6,470
7.1× st 4.9×
208
Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours
12
$176,520
$18,046
9.8× st 5.3×
287
Circulatory disorders except ami, with cardiac catheterization without mcc
12
$96,292
$9,135
10.5× st 5.7×
300
Peripheral vascular disorders with cc
11
$53,162
$8,287
6.4× st 4.9×
813
Coagulation disorders
11
$46,224
$11,408
4.1× st 4.1×
521
Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture with mcc
11
$148,766
$20,094
7.4× st 5.8×
811
Red blood cell disorders with mcc
11
$59,833
$10,619
5.6× st 4.7×
02 · Outpatient
Outpatient services
Comprehensive APCs, Medicare's outpatient payment groups: submitted charge against what Medicare allowed, per service.
APC
Service
Services
Charge
Allowed
Billed ÷ allowed
8011
Comprehensive Observation Services
193
$28,272
$2,316
12.2×
5375
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
115
$40,132
$4,309
9.3×
5361
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
86
$67,856
$4,807
14.1×
5191
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
84
$38,773
$2,795
13.9×
5072
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
83
$17,785
$1,375
12.9×
5374
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
81
$42,306
$2,956
14.3×
5372
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
66
$3,925
$585
6.7×
5114
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
45
$66,348
$6,127
10.8×
5183
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
43
$37,071
$2,698
13.7×
5373
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
38
$26,280
$1,745
15.1×
5115
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
35
$112,330
$11,259
10.0×
5302
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
35
$13,912
$1,611
8.6×
5223
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
34
$65,523
$8,931
7.3×
5213
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
34
$166,446
$20,292
8.2×
5073
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
30
$34,759
$2,369
14.7×
5193
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
29
$77,255
$9,417
8.2×
5341
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures
29
$62,992
$2,882
21.9×
5362
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
26
$98,418
$8,813
11.2×
5222
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
21
$38,688
$7,277
5.3×
5112
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
20
$15,101
$1,377
11.0×
5113
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
19
$39,241
$2,772
14.2×
5092
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
19
$82,714
$5,585
14.8×
5464
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
15
$89,023
$18,693
4.8×
5465
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
13
$114,058
$22,691
5.0×
5184
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
13
$72,237
$4,526
16.0×
5194
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
12
$105,896
$14,990
7.1×
5376
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
12
$58,893
$7,890
7.5×
5414
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
12
$30,992
$2,678
11.6×
5232
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures
11
$196,276
$28,096
7.0×
5377
Level 7 Urology and Related Services
—
—
—
—
5091
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5378
Level 8 Urology and Related Services
—
—
—
—
5431
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
—
—
—
—
5461
Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5462
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5212
Level 2 Electrophysiologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
5093
Level 3 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5116
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
—
—
—
—
5192
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5224
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5182
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5155
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5303
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
—
—
—
—
5313
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
—
—
—
—
5331
Complex GI Procedures
—
—
—
—
5231
Level 1 ICD and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5342
Level 2 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5154
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5153
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5415
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
03 · Checks
Where the Medicare rows do not agree with themselves
Service
Severity
Rule
Detail
MS-DRG 287
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $96,292 is 10.5× the total payment
MS-DRG 322
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $147,502 is 10.9× the total payment
MS-DRG 330
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $200,836 is 11.6× the total payment
MS-DRG 391
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $88,584 is 10.0× the total payment
Sources for this hospital
the files read, as fetched — not our copy of them- MUP_INP_RY26_P03_V10_DY24_PrvSvc.CSV · 38.0M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 2ab6da15be4c… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
- MUP_OUT_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_Prov_Svc.csv · 28.1M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 f293918edbf6… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
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Every figure on this page is computed from these files by pipeline/prices/; the same rows are in the API.
Source rows for this hospital as JSON: inpatient · outpatient. CMS, Medicare Inpatient and Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024.