Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) 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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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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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.

$1.77 with Humana vs $393.75 with MHNet — 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 $1.77
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $2.33
United MCD $2.33
United AllPayerAppendix $2.89
Aetna MCR $45.90
Molina HIX $55.08
Aetna SC NB $65.18
Aetna SC AFA $65.18
Absolute Total Care HIX $76.65
Aetna SC FI $87.52
Absolute Total Care MCD $94.50
NHC Advantage MGMCR $99.75
Pruitt Health MCR $99.75
Medcost NEWULTRA $116.89
United OptionsPPO $122.40
United GlobalBenefit $137.70
Employers Health Network COMM $137.70
Aetna SC SI $144.74
Medcost NEWPAYER $164.63
Vocational Rehab MCR $165.24
Medcost STANDARD $171.97
Humana BH COMM $198.90
First Health PPO $223.38
Select Health HIX $225.75
Humana Choicecare PPO $229.50
Evernorth BHCOMM $244.80
Prime Health COMM $260.10
Multiplan COMM $260.10
OccuNet COMM $262.50
NovaNet COMM $275.40
BCBS COMM $290.70
United Behavioral Health VACCN $306.00
MHNet COMM $393.75

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Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital GREER $121.55 $2.44 – $173.91
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER not published $1.77 – $2.33

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