US Health Care Costs

Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital

4070 Hwy 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 · (843) 652-1000

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

The money

$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$26.1Mnet income, all sources
10.1%margin on patient care alone
$2.8Mcost of charity care (1.8% of costs)
$17.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
120beds

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 871176$39,936$13,877
Heart failure, with major complications 291137$26,917$9,433
Pneumonia, with major complications 19386$31,910$9,878
Lung infection, with major complications 17773$41,044$11,824
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37865$28,185$7,509
COPD, with major complications 19047$25,594$8,861
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64147$18,423$6,147
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30945$20,975$5,950
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64044$27,299$9,507
Urinary tract infection 69040$22,042$6,608
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68939$27,714$8,775
Stomach and digestive disorders 39236$23,148$6,309
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37735$45,116$12,908
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52234$56,248$15,042
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69833$31,954$11,541
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48132$56,159$14,870
Kidney failure, with major complications 68231$30,507$10,678
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30830$30,036$8,761
Heart catheterization 28728$29,283$9,029
Kidney failure, with complications 68328$22,288$6,901
Sepsis 87227$22,811$7,744
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06525$32,466$7,423
Heart attack, with complications 28125$17,579$6,499
Heart attack, with major complications 28023$33,635$11,217
Pneumonia, with complications 19422$21,664$6,454
Hip or knee replacement 47022$60,039$13,748
Fainting 31221$23,735$6,884
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05720$16,226$9,214
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28620$42,463$17,127
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60320$20,279$7,749
Stroke, with major complications 06419$36,654$12,889
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$114,196$31,479
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38918$19,779$6,312
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46018$99,721$25,032
Lung infection, with complications 17817$24,768$7,450
Back problems (no surgery) 55217$26,557$7,309
Respiratory failure 18915$31,610$9,504
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37215$30,111$8,636
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 39015$16,846$5,072
Other digestive problems, with complications 39415$23,865$7,205
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03914$66,804$8,493
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24314$56,033$16,189
Bowel surgery, with complications 33014$70,471$17,453
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47214$111,777$20,875
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48214$42,071$11,363
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc 51613$55,570$14,179
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06612$22,916$5,590
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46812$71,459$18,854
Endocrine Disorders with Cc 64412$29,486$8,355
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69912$24,633$9,296
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02511$163,761$30,364
Ventricular Shunt Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03311$54,076$11,700
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 25311$103,774$21,835
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32911$112,257$30,143
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45511$126,327$32,229
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46711$92,070$24,118
Diabetes, with complications 63811$25,898$7,297
Anemia and blood disorders 81211$24,459$7,037

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