Colleton Medical Center
501 ROBERTSON BOULEVARD, Walterboro, SC 29488
Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, SC has an average Medicare payment of $14,541 and a Value Score of C (54/100). Compare prices for 13 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Colleton Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Colleton Medical Center earns 2 stars, placing it in the lower half of U.S. acute-care hospitals on the combined safety, mortality, and experience measure set. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Cost-wise, Colleton Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,541 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Combined cost-and-quality value comes to 54/100 — a middling result, reflecting either average quality at average cost or trade-offs in one direction.
Ownership is for-profit, which puts Colleton Medical Center in the investor-owned segment of U.S. hospitals. The category is overrepresented in some markets and absent in others, and the CMS measure set treats it identically to non-profits for reporting. The CMS payment record for Colleton Medical Center lists 13 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including GI Hemorrhage with MCC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $12,458 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $22,542 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $12,147 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,256 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $13,143 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,154 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $17,991 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $10,894 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,851 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $10,087 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $45,894 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $11,562 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $7,057 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Colleton Medical Center Compares
Colleton Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,541, 1% below the South Carolina state average of $14,688. That is 8% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Digestive, where the typical payment is $13,376 (9% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (54/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Colleton Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Colleton Medical Center has an average payment of $14,541 across 13 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Colleton Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Colleton Medical Center has a Value Score of C (54/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Colleton Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 501 ROBERTSON BOULEVARD, Walterboro, SC 29488. Phone: (843) 782-2000.
Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.