Arm CT Scan (with contrast, both arms) 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 Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 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.

$259.77 with Select Health vs $5,630.65 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
Select Health HIX $259.77 —
United MCD $383.10 —
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $383.10 —
SC State Employees COMM $456.81 —
Absolute Total Care HIX $624.98 —
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $693.07 —
BCBS PBHIX $693.07 —
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 —
CIGNA IFP $966.10 —
Absolute Total Care MCD $1,066.86 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,126.13 —
Pruitt Health MCR $1,126.13 —
BCBS PreferredBlue $1,267.77 —
BCBS BlueChoice $1,267.77 —
Aetna SC NB $2,038.00 —
Aetna SC AFA $2,038.00 —
CIGNA PPO $2,110.01 —
Medcost NEWULTRA $2,264.11 —
United OptionsPPO $2,370.80 —
United GlobalBenefit $2,667.15 —
Employers Health Network COMM $2,667.15 —
Aetna SC FI $2,760.00 —
Medcost NEWPAYER $3,188.73 —
Vocational Rehab MCR $3,200.58 —
Medcost STANDARD $3,330.97 —
First Health PPO $4,326.71 —
Evernorth BHCOMM $4,741.60 —
Aetna SC SI $4,750.00 —
MultiPlan COMM $5,037.95 —
Prime Health COMM $5,037.95 —
NovaNet COMM $5,334.30 —
BCBS COMM $5,630.65 —

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Arm CT Scan (with contrast, both arms) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $1,575.00 $324.48 – $356.93
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $1,589.50 $285.33 – $370.95
St Francis Downtown Greenville $2,680.80 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $2,680.80 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $2,601.50 $337.23 – $370.95
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $716.00 $324.48 – $356.93
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $716.00 $283.51 – $356.93
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $877.50 $324.48 – $356.93

All South-carolina hospitals for this procedure →