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
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.
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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.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $76,675 | $38,338 | — | 7.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $66,926 | $33,463 | — | 6.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $17,083 | $8,542 | — | 6.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $17,132 | $8,566 | — | 6.3x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $124,407 | $62,203 | — | 6.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $152,516 | $76,258 | — | 6.1x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $91,584 | $45,792 | — | 6.1x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $23,995 | $11,997 | — | 5.8x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $28,269 | $14,134 | — | 5.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $24,323 | $12,162 | — | 5.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $33,980 | $16,990 | — | 5.5x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $58,647 | $29,323 | — | 5.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $41,470 | $20,735 | — | 5.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $24,389 | $12,194 | — | 5.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $50,928 | $25,464 | — | 5.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $58,073 | $29,036 | — | 5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $21,467 | $10,733 | — | 5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $30,966 | $15,483 | — | 5x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $23,141 | $11,571 | — | 5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $21,846 | $10,923 | — | 4.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $46,897 | $23,449 | — | 4.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $58,699 | $29,350 | — | 4.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $34,604 | $17,302 | — | 4.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $27,750 | $13,875 | — | 4.7x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $105,917 | $52,958 | — | 4.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $25,799 | $12,900 | — | 4.6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $136,040 | $68,020 | — | 4.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $71,866 | $35,933 | — | 4.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $26,413 | $13,206 | — | 4.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $20,118 | $10,059 | — | 4.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $19,730 | $9,865 | — | 4.4x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $74,994 | $37,497 | — | 4.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $24,525 | $12,262 | — | 4.4x |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $30,560 | $15,280 | — | 4.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $29,366 | $14,683 | — | 4.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $19,457 | $9,728 | — | 4.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $31,308 | $15,654 | — | 4.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $56,095 | $28,047 | — | 4.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $44,801 | $22,400 | — | 4.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $123,995 | $61,998 | — | 4.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $31,117 | $15,558 | — | 4.1x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $19,131 | $9,565 | — | 4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $19,824 | $9,912 | — | 4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $38,524 | $19,262 | — | 4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $20,859 | $10,430 | — | 4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $20,658 | $10,329 | — | 4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $36,847 | $18,423 | — | 4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $36,748 | $18,374 | — | 3.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $21,142 | $10,571 | — | 3.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $29,182 | $14,591 | — | 3.8x |
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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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