Musc Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Musc 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: Not published — call the billing department to ask. MUSC Health publishes a sliding-scale coverage table for family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level, but it does not state a single free-care income cutoff. Call 843-792-2311 to check what you qualify for.
Discounted care: Discounted care on a sliding scale if your family income is up to 300% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: MUSC Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 843-792-2311 — Customer service (Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — MUSC Health offers sliding-scale discounts for family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level.
- Fill out the financial assistance application and gather your income documents.
- Mail the completed form to Medical University of South Carolina, 1 Poston Road, Suite 300, Charleston, SC 29407 — or apply online at mychart.musc.edu.
- Call 843-792-2311 if you need help with the application.
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.
- MUSC Health Financial Assistance page
- MUSC Health Patient Financial Assistance Application