Cta abdominal aorta & (both sides) ileofemoral lower extremity w runoff without & w/contrast 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

$9,678.00

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.

$9,678.00

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.

$311.54 with Absolute Total Care vs $9,194.10 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
Absolute Total Care HIX $311.54 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -96%
SC State Employees COMM $493.78 ↓ -95%
Select Health HIX $532.22 ↓ -95%
BCBS PBHIX $771.74 ↓ -92%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $771.74 ↓ -92%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $827.60 ↓ -91%
United MCD $827.60 ↓ -91%
BCBS PreferredBlue $1,418.45 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueChoice $1,418.45 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $1,742.04 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health MCR $1,838.82 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,838.82 ↓ -81%
Aetna SC NB $1,959.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna SC AFA $1,959.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna SC FI $2,628.00 ↓ -73%
Medcost NEWULTRA $3,697.00 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $3,871.20 ↓ -60%
Employers Health Network COMM $4,355.10 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $4,355.10 ↓ -55%
Aetna SC SI $4,523.00 ↓ -53%
Medcost NEWPAYER $5,206.76 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $5,226.12 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $5,439.04 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $6,290.70 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $7,064.94 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $7,258.50 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $7,742.40 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMM $8,226.30 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMM $8,226.30 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $8,710.20 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $9,194.10 ↓ -5%

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Cta abdominal aorta & (both sides) ileofemoral lower extremity w runoff without & w/contrast at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER $9,678.00 $311.54 – $827.60

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