US Health Care Costs

Pelham Medical Center

250 Westmoreland Road, Greer, SC 29651 · (864) 560-6554

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$37.5Mnet income, all sources
20.8%margin on patient care alone
$5.6Mcost of charity care (4.6% of costs)
$12.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
48beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 87140$59,715$13,878
Heart failure, with major complications 29139$37,802$7,167
Urinary tract infection 69037$24,933$5,056
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46034$131,183$27,589
Pneumonia, with complications 19429$31,623$4,973
Pneumonia, with major complications 19328$43,005$7,949
Kidney failure, with complications 68322$30,658$5,277
Stomach and digestive disorders 39220$32,664$5,016
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45519$179,851$32,248
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64119$28,859$4,909
Lung infection, with major complications 17717$41,219$8,643
Respiratory failure 18916$45,625$7,925
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60316$25,069$5,905
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64015$36,628$8,192
Lung infection, with complications 17814$41,626$6,076
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45414$214,572$54,045
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48114$67,881$12,662
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37813$34,781$5,977
Back problems (no surgery) 55212$28,121$5,875
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47211$101,186$18,762
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