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Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital

Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, SC charges 4.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 65 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit facility.

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5

By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst

Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.

65 procedures analyzed
CMS price transparency data
Updated 2026-04-03
Median 3.2x1.8x15.0x
4.5x
Medicare markup ratio
SC lowestTidelands Waccamaw Com...SC highest
4.5x
Avg markup ratio
4.4x
Median markup
65
Procedures
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Pricing grade

C

Average

Avg markup vs Medicare

4.53x

Charge / Medicare rate

Max markup

7.56x

Worst procedure

Procedures analyzed

65

With pricing data

Outlier procedures

0%

Above 90th percentile

Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.

ProcedureCodeGross chargeCash priceMedicareMarkup
EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC038$76,675$38,3387.6x
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC331$66,926$33,4636.9x
GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC390$17,083$8,5426.3x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC310$17,132$8,5666.3x
CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC472$124,407$62,2036.2x
CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC025$152,516$76,2586.1x
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC330$91,584$45,7926.1x
HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC305$23,995$11,9975.8x
RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC812$28,269$14,1345.8x
ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC392$24,323$12,1625.7x
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC287$33,980$16,9905.5x
MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC470$58,647$29,3235.4x
ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC391$41,470$20,7355.2x
PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC176$24,389$12,1945.2x
LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC418$50,928$25,4645.1x
PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC244$58,073$29,0365x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC309$21,467$10,7335x
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC872$30,966$15,4835x
DIABETES WITH CC638$23,141$11,5715x
TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC069$21,846$10,9234.9x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC482$46,897$23,4494.9x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC481$58,699$29,3504.8x
PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE189$34,604$17,3024.7x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC378$27,750$13,8754.7x
SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC460$105,917$52,9584.7x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC281$25,799$12,9004.6x
COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC455$136,040$68,0204.5x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC480$71,866$35,9334.5x
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC190$26,413$13,2064.5x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC282$20,118$10,0594.4x
KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC690$19,730$9,8654.4x
REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC468$74,994$37,4974.4x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS065$24,525$12,2624.4x
MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO809$30,560$15,2804.4x
KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC689$29,366$14,6834.3x
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC641$19,457$9,7284.3x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC308$31,308$15,6544.3x
HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC522$56,095$28,0474.3x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC377$44,801$22,4004.3x
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC329$123,995$61,9984.1x
PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE175$31,117$15,5584.1x
CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC603$19,131$9,5654x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC194$19,824$9,9124x
RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC682$38,524$19,2624x
OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC394$20,859$10,4304x
RENAL FAILURE WITH CC683$20,658$10,3294x
OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC698$36,847$18,4234x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC280$36,748$18,3743.8x
MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC552$21,142$10,5713.8x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC193$29,182$14,5913.8x

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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.

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