Procedures
Fibrinolytic instillation through chest tube, initial day cost in South Carolina
Fibrinolytic instillation through chest tube, initial day usually involves several bills: the facility, the doctor or surgeon, and often anesthesia. Some surgery centers and cash-pay programs quote one bundled price for everything.
Typical cash price
In South Carolina
From 36 hospital and 0 clinic prices in South Carolina.
Nationwide typical: $1,101 (most listed prices $403–$3,364).
Usually included: the facility fee + the doctor's or surgeon's fee.
Good to know: Repeat instillations on later days are billed with 32562.
Cheapest in South Carolina
Total price
Fibrinolytic instillation through chest tube, initial day
The facility fee + the doctor's fee
How totals are compared
Every total covers the same bundle: the facility fee + the doctor's fee. Where a hospital does not publish a part, the typical published amount is added and the total is marked estimated.
In South Carolina, from 36 providers. Most listed prices: $824–$1,968.
Cheapest totals nearby
- MUSC Health Black River Medical Center$548Hospital · CadesEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center$761Hospital · LancasterEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston$817Hospital · CharlestonEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- MUSC Health Black River Medical CenterClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$407est. $548 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: MUSC Health Black River Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026 - MUSC Health Lancaster Medical CenterClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$620est. $761 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026 - MUSC Health Main Campus - CharlestonClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$676est. $817 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston price file · checked Oct 2026 - MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical CenterClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$676est. $817 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026 - Beaufort Memorial HospitalClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$690est. $831 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Beaufort Memorial Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - McLeod Health Carolina ForestClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$840est. $981 total
Doctor fees are billed separately. +2 more in this system at the same published price.
Source: McLeod Health Carolina Forest price file · checked Oct 2026 - McLeod Health CherawClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$840est. $981 total
Doctor fees are billed separately. +3 more in this system at the same published price.
Source: McLeod Health Cheraw price file · checked Oct 2026 - Novant Health Coastal Carolina Medical CenterClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$1,059
Doctor fees are billed separately.
- Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$1,059
Doctor fees are billed separately.
- Novant Health Hilton Head Medical CenterClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$1,059
Doctor fees are billed separately.
- St Francis DowntownClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$1,298
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: St Francis Downtown price file · checked Nov 2026 - Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalClot-dissolving drug through chest tube for pleural fluid, first dayFacility fee only$1,563
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026
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Common questions
What does a bundled price include?
A bundled (all-in) price usually covers the facility, the surgeon and anesthesia for the procedure itself. Pre-op tests, implants, pathology and follow-up visits are sometimes extra. Ask for a written Good Faith Estimate.
Do I need a referral?
You usually need a consultation with the surgeon or specialist first. Ask whether the consultation is included in the cash price.
Why are prices so different?
Each hospital and clinic sets its own cash price. Hospitals publish prices because federal rules require it; clinics and booking sites set prices to compete. The same service can cost several times more at one place than at another nearby.
Can I pay cash if I have insurance?
Yes. You can choose to self-pay. A cash price is often lower than what you would pay before meeting your deductible. Cash payments may not count toward your deductible, so check with your plan. Our cash vs. insurance tool can help you decide.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
If you are uninsured or paying cash, providers must give you a Good Faith Estimate of the cost on request. If your final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it.