Rp loclzj tum 2+area 1+d img at MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston
169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC · Muschealth · · NPI 1932382330
$877.00
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.
$1,754.00
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.
$371.82 with Aetna vs $1,003.01 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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| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $371.82 | ↓ -58% |
| Bcbs | Lowcountry Blue Exchange | $372.13 | ↓ -58% |
| Clover Health | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $379.25 | ↓ -57% |
| Bcbs | Bluechoice Exchange | $391.72 | ↓ -55% |
| Bcbs | Blueessentials Exchange | $391.72 | ↓ -55% |
| Absolute Total Care | Ambetter Exchange | $399.70 | ↓ -54% |
| Molina | Exchange | $409.00 | ↓ -53% |
| Bcbs | Employee | $494.31 | ↓ -44% |
| Bcbs | State Other Commercial Plan | $659.08 | ↓ -25% |
| Bcbs | Preferred Blue Ppo | $934.25 | ↑ +7% |
| Bcbs | Bluechoice Hmo | $1,003.01 | ↑ +14% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Rp loclzj tum 2+area 1+d img at other South-carolina hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER | MONCKS CORNER | $6,343.00 | $68.78 – $1,086.83 |
| LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS | Ladson | $6,343.00 | $68.78 – $1,086.83 |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | Florence | $2,044.00 | $371.82 – $409.00 |
| MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | Chester | $1,196.00 | $386.42 – $425.07 |
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Orangeburg | $877.00 | $371.82 – $409.00 |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center | Cades | $668.00 | $371.82 – $467.67 |
| MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster | $2,019.50 | $388.48 – $427.33 |
| MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center | Camden | not published | $374.53 – $425.07 |