South Carolina / Tidelands Health
CMS certification 420020 · Georgetown, SC
Tidelands Health: charges and Medicare payments
Tidelands Health reported 427 Medicare inpatient stays across 18 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.31 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in South Carolina, number 39 of 45 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.13×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 85 stays at an average charge of $30,458, 46% below the national average. It also billed 1,208 outpatient services, charging 6.89 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 427
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.31×
- 3Rank in SC (highest ratio = 1) 39 of 45
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 18 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Tidelands Health charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 85 | $30,458 | -46% | $10,209 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 51 | $49,823 | -45% | $15,345 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 43 | $55,739 | -51% | $17,308 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 33 | $31,890 | -47% | $10,564 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 21 | $41,456 | -41% | $13,265 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 21 | $78,489 | -52% | $22,610 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 19 | $32,624 | -49% | $8,807 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $42,693 | -29% | $10,532 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $19,816 | -47% | $6,516 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 16 | $28,037 | -45% | $9,503 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 14 | $24,653 | -32% | $6,346 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 14 | $25,144 | -48% | $8,184 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 13 | $33,604 | -40% | $8,490 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 13 | $35,313 | -53% | $12,504 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 13 | $27,730 | -38% | $7,386 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 12 | $46,578 | -8% | $9,251 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 12 | $40,393 | -29% | $10,592 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $22,677 | -44% | $6,606 |
Outpatient services
Against the South Carolina average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Tidelands Health charged $30,458 on average, 33% less than the South Carolina average of $45,682, and was paid $10,209 against a state average of $10,696. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Tidelands Health charged $49,823 on average, 35% less than the South Carolina average of $76,532, and was paid $15,345 against a state average of $16,014. For Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal Device without MCC (DRG 322), Tidelands Health charged $55,739 on average, 57% less than the South Carolina average of $130,930, and was paid $17,308 against a state average of $17,105. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Tidelands Health charged $31,890 on average, 40% less than the South Carolina average of $53,401, and was paid $10,564 against a state average of $11,120. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $16,068 was 23% below the state average of $20,764. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $11,639 was 63% below the state average of $31,661. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $10,661 was 24% below the state average of $14,055. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $26,527 was 32% below the state average of $38,828.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.