Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS

3445 Ingleside Blvd, Ladson, SC · HCA Trident Health System · · NPI 1124443478

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$2,081.00

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.

$2,081.00

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.

$57.03 with Aetna SC vs $1,976.95 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.

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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
Aetna SC NB $57.03 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC AFA $57.03 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC FI $76.49 ↓ -96%
Aetna SC SI $83.28 ↓ -96%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $91.96 ↓ -96%
United MCD $91.96 ↓ -96%
Select Health HIX $102.22 ↓ -95%
SC State Employees COMM $145.41 ↓ -93%
Absolute Total Care HIX $186.09 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -88%
BCBS PBHIX $245.41 ↓ -88%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $245.41 ↓ -88%
Absolute Total Care MCD $374.58 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $395.39 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $395.39 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueChoice $470.26 ↓ -77%
BCBS PreferredBlue $470.26 ↓ -77%
Medcost NEWULTRA $794.94 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $832.40 ↓ -60%
Employers Health Network COMM $936.45 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $936.45 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $1,040.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,119.58 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,123.74 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $1,169.52 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $1,352.65 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $1,519.13 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,560.75 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $1,560.75 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,664.80 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $1,768.85 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $1,768.85 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $1,872.90 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $1,976.95 ↓ -5%

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Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER $2,081.00 $57.03 – $245.41

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