Surgery Center Benchmarks

Charleston-North Charleston, SC

16 Medicare-certified surgical centers. 16 report quality measures, 15 have patient-survey scores.

16 centers
Center City Specialties Ownership ORs Hospital visits after surgery
CHARLESTON SURGERY CENTER, LP Summerville Dental surgeryEndoscopyFoot surgery +7 Proprietary 6 As expected Colonoscopy
TRIDENT AMBULATORY SURGERY CHARLESTON Dental surgeryEndoscopyFoot surgery +6 Proprietary 6 As expected Orthopedic
CENTER FOR ADVANCED SURGERY, LLC LADSON Orthopedic surgery Proprietary 4 As expected Orthopedic
LOWCOUNTRY AMBULATORY CENTER, LLC CHARLESTON Foot surgeryPain managementOther surgery Proprietary 3 Better Urology
LOWCOUNTRY ENDOSCOPY LLC SUMMERVILLE Endoscopy Proprietary 3 As expected Colonoscopy
LOWCOUNTRY OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER LLC SUMMERVILLE Orthopedic surgeryPain managementOther surgery Proprietary 5 As expected Orthopedic
SUMMERVILLE ENDOSCOPY CENTER, LLC SUMMERVILLE Endoscopy Proprietary 2 As expected Colonoscopy
THE SOUTHEASTERN SPINE INSTITUTE ASC, LLC MOUNT PLEASANT Orthopedic surgeryPain managementOther surgery Proprietary 3 As expected Orthopedic
SURGERY CENTER OF CHARLESTON CHARLESTON OtolaryngologyPlastic surgery Proprietary 4 As expected General surgery
CHARLESTON ENDOSCOPY CENTER CHARLESTON Endoscopy Proprietary 5 As expected Colonoscopy
PALMETTO ENDOSCOPY CENTER,LLC CHARLESTON Endoscopy Proprietary 2 As expected Colonoscopy
PALMETTO ENDOSCOPY CENTER MT PLEASANT LLC MOUNT PLEASANT Endoscopy Proprietary 2 As expected Colonoscopy
PHYSICIAN'S EYE SURGERY CTR LLC CHARLESTON OphthalmologyPain management Proprietary 6 As expected General surgery
Mount Pleasant Out Patient Surgery Center, LLC MOUNT PLEASANT EndoscopyOther surgery Proprietary 2 no case volume reported
ROPER ST FRANCIS EYE CENTER CHARLESTON Ophthalmology Proprietary 3 no case volume reported
ELMS ENDOSCOPY CENTER, LLC NORTH CHARLESTON Endoscopy Proprietary 2 As expected Colonoscopy

One measure shown per center — the one with reportable case volume. Every center reports on a different mix, which is why the full grid below is worth reading.

Center Colonoscopy
nat 9.9
Orthopedic
nat 2.4
Urology
nat 5.4
General surgery
nat 1
Transfer
rate
Rating Recommend Surveys
CHARLESTON SURGERY CENTER, LP 10.1 As expected 2.6 As expected — 0.9 As expected 0.112 97 97 215
TRIDENT AMBULATORY SURGERY — 2.3 As expected 4.2 As expected 0.8 As expected 0.1 95 94 458
CENTER FOR ADVANCED SURGERY, LLC — 2.2 As expected — — 0 95 95 249
LOWCOUNTRY AMBULATORY CENTER, LLC — — 3.9 Better — 0.056 96 95 330
LOWCOUNTRY ENDOSCOPY LLC 11.4 As expected — — — 0.035 99 98 126
LOWCOUNTRY OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER LLC — 2.8 As expected — — 0.1 97 97 163
SUMMERVILLE ENDOSCOPY CENTER, LLC 10.2 As expected — — — 0.045 97 96 119
THE SOUTHEASTERN SPINE INSTITUTE ASC, LLC — 2.5 As expected — — 0.092 96 97 235
SURGERY CENTER OF CHARLESTON — — — 1.1 As expected 0.056 96 93 109
CHARLESTON ENDOSCOPY CENTER 9.6 As expected — — — 0.016 96 96 106
PALMETTO ENDOSCOPY CENTER,LLC 11.4 As expected — — — 0.074 98 93 25
PALMETTO ENDOSCOPY CENTER MT PLEASANT LLC 8.8 As expected — — — — 98 98 29
PHYSICIAN'S EYE SURGERY CTR LLC — — — 1.1 As expected 0.015 94 92 385
Mount Pleasant Out Patient Surgery Center, LLC — — — — 0.053 97 96 171
ROPER ST FRANCIS EYE CENTER — — — — — 96 97 228
ELMS ENDOSCOPY CENTER, LLC 12.1 As expected — — — — — — —

Rates are per-100 risk-standardized 7-day hospital visits; "nat" is the national rate for that measure. Rating and Recommend are OAS CAHPS linear mean scores (0–100). A dash means CMS did not report a value — usually too few cases, which is not a bad score.

Sources: CMS Provider of Services file (iQIES, 2026 Q2) for the facility list, specialties and room counts; CMS ASCQR facility-level quality measures; CMS OAS CAHPS patient survey. Metro grouping is by CBSA code 16700; the area name is the U.S. Census Bureau's own title for it, not one we invented.