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PSA test (prostate) in Charleston, SC costs $18 to $37. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area publish a cash price for psa test (prostate) (CPT 84153). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for psa test (prostate) (CPT 84153). The lowest is $18 at Musc Medical Center, the median is $37 and the highest is $37 at Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley INC. The most expensive hospital lists 2.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Charleston, SC median of $37 is 44% below the national median of $67 across 1445 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

1 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $18 to $20. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated April 2026. 2 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$18
lowest cash price in Charleston, SC
Musc Medical Center · 16 mi
$20 below the median
$37
median cash price
5 hospitals
2.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/7
hospitals with a cash price
2 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Musc Medical Center

Charleston · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$18
list $35 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital

Charleston · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$37
list $57 · lowest of 8 lines
3
Roper Hospital

Charleston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$37
list $57 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Mount Pleasant Hospital

Mount Pleasant · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$37
list $57 · lowest of 8 lines
5
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley INC

Summerville · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$37
list $57 · lowest of 8 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 84153. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 84153, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About psa test (prostate)

CPT 84153 is a total PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, used to screen for and monitor prostate cancer and to follow prostate enlargement. It is a single blood test, usually ordered with a routine physical for men from around age 50, or earlier with family history.

What the price covers

The laboratory analysis only. The blood draw is a separate small charge. A "free PSA" test (84154) is a different code sometimes ordered alongside it.

Why prices vary

A PSA test costs a laboratory a few dollars. Hospital cash prices range from under $20 to several hundred dollars for the same test. Independent laboratories and direct-to-consumer lab services are usually the cheapest route; results are equivalent.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 84153 plus the blood draw?
  • Is a free-PSA test also being ordered?
  • Can the sample be sent to an independent laboratory?

Hospitals in Charleston, SC without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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