Colleton Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Colleton Medical Center? You may not have to pay all of it. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance — here are this hospital's actual income limits and how to apply, taken from its own published policy.
Quick facts
Free care: Free care if your annual household income is below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: If your income is between 200% and 400% of the poverty level, your out-of-pocket cost is capped at 4% of your annual income on a sliding scale. Uninsured patients also get an uninsured discount of about 92% off the bill.
How to apply: Colleton Medical Center (HCA Healthcare): Financial assistance
Phone: 843-782-2000 — Main hospital line — ask for billing or financial assistance.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — below 200% of the poverty level may mean free care for emergency services.
- Ask the hospital's billing office for the charity care application and fill it out completely.
- Provide proof of income (the hospital must verify it before any charity discount is applied).
- The hospital will tell you whether you qualify for full charity, expanded charity, or the uninsured discount.
Good to know
- You can apply up to 240 days after your first bill — even if the bill already went to collections.
- A new bill means a new application — you can apply more than once. More in our guide You Might Not Have to Pay That Hospital Bill.
- Whatever remains after assistance can still be negotiated: How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill.
- Free help applying: Dollar For walks you through it at no cost.
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Sources
- Policy details above come from the hospital's own published materials, linked below. Policies change — if a link breaks or a number looks off, call the hospital and please tell us.
- HCA Healthcare: Patient financial support
- HCA Florida: Financial assistance (charity discount policy)