Angio trnslmnl balloon same artery ini at MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
3555 Williamsburg County Highway, Cades, SC · Muschealth · · NPI 1841914298
$6,605.50
Cash price Discounted cash price What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge. Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$13,211.00
Gross charge Gross charge (chargemaster price) The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this. Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$4,358.52 with Bcbs vs $12,495.64 with Bcbs — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →Payer ?Payer The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on. Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509. Full explanation → |
Plan ?Plan The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates. Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Bcbs | Lowcountry Blue Exchange | $4,358.52 | ↓ -34% |
| Bcbs | Bluechoice/Blueoptions Exchange | $4,610.29 | ↓ -30% |
| Bcbs | Blueessentials Exchange | $4,610.29 | ↓ -30% |
| Bcbs | Employee | $4,905.95 | ↓ -26% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $5,293.60 | ↓ -20% |
| Clover Health | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $5,399.47 | ↓ -18% |
| Absolute Total Care | Ambetter Exchange | $5,690.62 | ↓ -14% |
| Molina | Exchange | $5,822.96 | ↓ -12% |
| Bcbs | State Other Commercial Plan | $6,541.26 | ↓ -1% |
| Bcbs | Preferred Blue Ppo | $11,375.18 | ↑ +72% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $11,904.00 | ↑ +80% |
| Bcbs | Bluechoice Hmo | $12,495.64 | ↑ +89% |
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Angio trnslmnl balloon same artery ini at other South-carolina hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | Florence | $25,731.00 | $4,905.95 – $12,500.00 |
| St Francis Downtown | Greenville | $13,416.60 | not published |
| MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | Chester | $8,891.50 | $4,905.95 – $20,575.00 |
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Orangeburg | $8,155.00 | $5,293.60 – $5,822.96 |
| MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston | Charleston | $8,155.00 | $3,572.21 – $5,822.96 |
| MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster | $3,901.50 | $4,905.95 – $21,847.00 |
| HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER | MONCKS CORNER | not published | $1,977.65 – $7,103.81 |
| LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS | Ladson | not published | $1,977.65 – $7,103.81 |