Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$77.00

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$77.00

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.

$13.86 with Absolute Total Care vs $73.15 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
Absolute Total Care MCD $13.86 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $14.63 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $14.63 ↓ -81%
Humana Tricare $14.74 ↓ -81%
Humana BH MCR $17.27 ↓ -78%
Agape Hospice MCD $17.27 ↓ -78%
Odyssey Hospice MCR $17.27 ↓ -78%
United VACCN $17.27 ↓ -78%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.27 ↓ -78%
HUMANA MCR $17.27 ↓ -78%
Devoted Health MEDICARE $17.27 ↓ -78%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $17.27 ↓ -78%
Companion MCR $17.27 ↓ -78%
Advantage Hospice MCD $17.27 ↓ -78%
Advantage Hospice MCR $17.27 ↓ -78%
BCBS MCRPPO $17.27 ↓ -78%
Arcadian MCR $17.27 ↓ -78%
Agape Hospice MCR $17.27 ↓ -78%
Aetna MCR $17.44 ↓ -77%
WellCare MCRHMO $17.62 ↓ -77%
WellCare PFFS $17.62 ↓ -77%
WellCare SNP $17.62 ↓ -77%
United MCR $17.62 ↓ -77%
Absolute Total Care MCR $17.62 ↓ -77%
Molina MCRMMP $17.62 ↓ -77%
WellCare PPO $17.62 ↓ -77%
WellCare POS $17.62 ↓ -77%
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $17.79 ↓ -77%
Eon Health MCR $18.13 ↓ -76%
Clover MCR $18.13 ↓ -76%
Cigna MCR $18.65 ↓ -76%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $20.72 ↓ -73%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $23.69 ↓ -69%
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $23.69 ↓ -69%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $23.69 ↓ -69%
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $25.39 ↓ -67%
Aetna SC NB $25.94 ↓ -66%
Aetna SC AFA $25.94 ↓ -66%
Medcost NEWULTRA $29.41 ↓ -62%
Absolute Total Care HIX $30.22 ↓ -61%
Seven Corners COMM $30.22 ↓ -61%
United OptionsPPO $30.80 ↓ -60%
Select Health HIX $33.50 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefit $34.65 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $34.65 ↓ -55%
Aetna SC FI $34.81 ↓ -55%
NaphCare PRISN $36.27 ↓ -53%
OccuNet COMM $38.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $41.43 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $41.58 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $43.27 ↓ -44%
Aetna SC SI $45.25 ↓ -41%
Humana BH COMM $50.05 ↓ -35%
Molina HIX $51.81 ↓ -33%
First Health PPO $56.21 ↓ -27%
MHNet COMM $57.75 ↓ -25%
Humana Choicecare PPO $57.75 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $61.60 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $65.45 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $65.45 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $69.30 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $73.15 ↓ -5%
BCBS PreferredBlue not published by hospital
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX not published by hospital
SC State Employees COMM not published by hospital
BCBS PBHIX not published by hospital
BCBS BlueChoice not published by hospital

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Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital GREER $177.45 $14.44 – $253.89
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER $77.00 $14.74 – $36.27

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