Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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

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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.

$5.58 with Humana vs $435.10 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
Humana Tricare $5.58
Advantage Hospice MCD $5.68
Advantage Hospice MCR $5.68
United Behavioral Health VACCN $5.68
BCBS MCRPPO $5.68
Arcadian MCR $5.68
Agape Hospice MCR $5.68
United VACCN $5.68
Agape Hospice MCD $5.68
Companion MCR $5.68
Odyssey Hospice MCR $5.68
HUMANA MCR $5.68
Humana BH MCR $5.68
Devoted Health MEDICARE $5.68
Aetna MCR $5.74
Absolute Total Care MCR $5.79
United MCR $5.79
WellCare PPO $5.79
WellCare SNP $5.79
WellCare MCRHMO $5.79
WellCare PFFS $5.79
Molina MCRMMP $5.79
WellCare POS $5.79
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $5.85
Eon Health MCR $5.96
Clover MCR $5.96
Cigna MCR $6.13
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $6.82
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $7.79
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $7.79
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $7.79
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $8.35
Seven Corners COMM $9.94
SC State Employees COMM $10.68
NaphCare PRISN $11.93
United MCD $61.18
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $61.18
Absolute Total Care HIX $66.87
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $70.39
BCBS PBHIX $70.39
Absolute Total Care MCD $82.44
Molina HIX $82.44
BCBS BlueChoice $86.91
BCBS PreferredBlue $86.91
NHC Advantage MGMCR $87.02
Pruitt Health MCR $87.02
Medcost NEWULTRA $174.96
United OptionsPPO $183.20
Select Health HIX $196.94
United GlobalBenefit $206.10
Employers Health Network COMM $206.10
OccuNet COMM $229.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $246.40
Vocational Rehab MCR $247.32
Medcost STANDARD $257.40
Humana BH COMM $297.70
First Health PPO $334.34
MHNet COMM $343.50
Humana Choicecare PPO $343.50
Evernorth BHCOMM $366.40
Prime Health COMM $389.30
Multiplan COMM $389.30
NovaNet COMM $412.20
BCBS COMM $435.10
Aetna SC AFA not published by hospital
Aetna SC FI not published by hospital
Aetna SC NB not published by hospital
Aetna SC SI not published by hospital

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