US Health Care Costs

Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital

22725 Highway 76 East, Clinton, SC 29325 · (864) 833-9100

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$11.8Mnet income, all sources
16.8%margin on patient care alone
$4.4Mcost of charity care (4.6% of costs)
$13.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
49beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

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 871134$56,025$17,005
Heart failure, with major complications 29166$33,063$11,212
Kidney failure, with complications 68322$25,526$7,774
Lung infection, with major complications 17719$53,935$14,403
Respiratory failure 18919$42,225$10,583
Urinary tract infection 69019$30,620$7,186
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69819$45,863$14,240
Fainting 31217$27,658$7,641
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$37,958$8,623
Stomach and digestive disorders 39216$26,380$7,420
Pneumonia, with major complications 19315$45,250$12,180
Sepsis 87215$25,406$8,834
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$37,401$8,133
Kidney failure, with major complications 68214$42,642$12,698
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68912$33,155$10,050
Diabetes, with complications 63811$21,069$8,011
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".