Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina 29576
CCN: 420098 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
65
DRG Categories
1,934
Total Discharges
$42,460
Avg Charges
$11,359
Avg Payment
$9,332
Avg Medicare
3.74x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Same as Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported South Carolina Average Rating
3.27 / 5 This hospital is above average
8 five-star hospitals of rated in South Carolina
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Compared to South Carolina Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 51 hospitals in South Carolina
Average Charges
$42,460 -50%
State avg: $85,382
Average Payment
$11,359 -31%
State avg: $16,431
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.74x Below avg
State avg: 5.29x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 191 | $45,316 | $14,031 | 3.23x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 137 | $27,180 | $9,285 | 2.93x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 85 | $29,182 | $9,514 | 3.07x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 69 | $35,861 | $12,528 | 2.86x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 66 | $27,750 | $7,289 | 3.81x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 55 | $26,413 | $8,592 | 3.07x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 52 | $19,730 | $5,979 | 3.3x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 49 | $24,323 | $6,140 | 3.96x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 48 | $31,308 | $8,772 | 3.57x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 46 | $19,457 | $5,982 | 3.25x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 43 | $34,604 | $8,997 | 3.85x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 41 | $29,366 | $8,377 | 3.51x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 40 | $36,748 | $11,035 | 3.33x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 38 | $58,699 | $14,094 | 4.16x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 37 | $20,658 | $6,821 | 3.03x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 36 | $56,095 | $14,805 | 3.79x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 36 | $19,131 | $6,719 | 2.85x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 35 | $21,467 | $5,749 | 3.73x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 33 | $24,525 | $7,147 | 3.43x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 32 | $19,824 | $6,466 | 3.07x |
Showing top 20 of 65 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.