Free and discounted hospital care in South Carolina
We list 63 hospitals and 24 health center organizations in South Carolina. We have found income levels for 31 of the hospitals so far.
Check your own income against every hospital near you.
State programs
We have not found a statewide charity care program in South Carolina yet. Federal rules still apply. Nonprofit hospitals must have a written financial assistance policy, and health centers on our list offer a sliding fee under federal rules at or below 200% of the poverty level.
Hospitals, most generous first
Yearly income limits for a family of 4. Open a hospital for every household size. The hospital makes the final decision.
| Hospital | Free up to | Discount up to |
|---|---|---|
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Greenville. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $132,000 | none found |
| Coastal Carolina Hospital Hardeeville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| AnMed Health Anderson. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Cannon Memorial Hospital Pickens. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Baptist Columbia. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital Easley. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Columbia. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital Spartanburg. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital Simpsonville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital Clinton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital Seneca. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Patewood Hospital Greenville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital Columbia. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Roper Hospital Charleston. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Roper St. Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| St. Francis-Downtown Greenville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Hampton Regional Medical Center Varnville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $131,670 |
| Conway Medical Center Conway. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Allendale County Hospital Fairfax. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Beaufort. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Carolina Ctr for Behavioral Health, The Greer. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Hartsville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Colleton Medical Center Walterboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| G Werber Bryan Psych Hosp Columbia. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| KershawHealth Camden. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lighthouse Behavioral Health Hospital Conway. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Newberry County Memorial Hospital Newberry. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health Charleston. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Patrick B Harris Psychiatric Hospital Anderson. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Pelham Medical Center Greer. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital Sumter. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Rebound Behavioral Health Lancaster. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Springbrook Behavioral Health System Travelers Rest. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Three Rivers Behavioral Health West Columbia. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Trident Medical Center Charleston. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Union Medical Center Union. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
Health centers
Under federal health center rules, these centers offer a sliding fee at or below 200% of the poverty level.
- Affinity Health Center (4 sites)
- Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Incorporated (12 sites)
- Care Net of Lancaster (3 sites)
- Caresouth Carolina Inc (13 sites)
- Careteam Plus Inc (3 sites)
- Carolina Health Centers Inc (16 sites)
- Community Medicine Foundation in (4 sites)
- Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center (18 sites)
- Family Health Centers, Inc (8 sites)
- Fetter Health Care Network, Inc. (16 sites)
- Foothills Community Health Care, Inc. (4 sites)
- Genehis Health Care Inc (7 sites)
- Health Care Partners of South Carolina, Inc. (8 sites)
- Hopehealth Inc (18 sites)
- Little River Medical Center Inc (7 sites)
- Low Country Health Care System, Inc. (10 sites)
- Neighborhood Improvement Project, Inc. (26 sites)
- New Horizon Family Health Services Inc (5 sites)
- Regenesis Health Care Inc (14 sites)
- Rosa Clark Medical Clinic Inc (4 sites)
- Rural Health Services Inc (6 sites)
- Sandhills Medical Foundaton Jefferson (6 sites)
- St. James Health & Wellness Inc (6 sites)
- Tandem Health SC (6 sites)