Lap paraesophag hern repair at St Francis Eastside

125 Commonwealth Dr., Greenville, SC · Bonsecours · · NPI 1467496802

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$52,932.93

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.

$88,221.55

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.

$10,181.75 with HUMANA MEDICARE [1010] vs $10,283.57 with AETNA MEDICARE [1003] — 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
HUMANA MEDICARE [1010] HUMANA CHOICE-PPO MEDICARE [101003] $10,181.75 ↓ -81%
UHC MEDICARE [1011] UHC AARP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1011017] $10,181.75 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE [1003] AETNA MEDICARE-ADVANTAGE PPO [103002] $10,283.57 ↓ -81%

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Lap paraesophag hern repair at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St Francis Downtown Greenville $33,419.43 $10,181.75 – $10,283.57
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER not published $1,019.57 – $12,766.47
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $1,019.57 – $12,766.47
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence not published $8,816.63 – $12,500.00
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden not published $6,460.68 – $19,595.00
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester not published $8,816.63 – $20,575.00
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg not published $9,886.57 – $10,875.23
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston not published $6,419.41 – $10,875.23

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