Carmustine 100 mg intravenous powder for solution at MUSC Health Chester Medical Center

1 Medical Park Drive, Chester, SC · Muschealth · · NPI 1558937474

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

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Cash price

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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.

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Gross charge

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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.

$217.50 with Bcbs vs $1,083.89 with Aetna — 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.

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Payer
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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.

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Plan
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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Bcbs Employee $217.50
Bcbs Employee $217.50
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care Plan $238.46
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care Plan $238.46
Humana Medicare Managed Care - Ppo $240.84
Humana Medicare Managed Care - Ppo $240.84
Clover Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $243.23
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $243.23
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $243.23
Clover Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $243.23
Absolute Total Care Ambetter Exchange $256.34
Absolute Total Care Ambetter Exchange $256.34
Molina Exchange $262.30
Molina Exchange $262.30
Bcbs Bluechoice Exchange $289.69
Bcbs Bluechoice Exchange $289.69
Bcbs Blueessentials Exchange $289.69
Bcbs Blueessentials Exchange $289.69
Bcbs State Other Commercial Plan $290.00
Bcbs State Other Commercial Plan $290.00
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $463.52
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $463.52
Cigna All Commercial Plans $496.31
Cigna All Commercial Plans $496.31
Bcbs Preferred Blue Ppo $497.27
Bcbs Preferred Blue Ppo $497.27
Bcbs Bluechoice Hmo $546.25
Bcbs Bluechoice Hmo $546.25
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,083.89
Aetna All Commercial Plans $1,083.89

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Carmustine 100 mg intravenous powder for solution at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St Francis Downtown Greenville $3,990.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $3,486.00 not published
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER not published $141.23 – $528.82
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $141.23 – $528.82
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence not published $217.50 – $496.31
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden not published $162.29 – $496.31
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston not published $161.25 – $603.98
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades not published $196.75 – $496.31

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