Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report 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

$2,339.00

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.

$2,339.00

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.

$157.78 with BCBS vs $2,222.05 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
BCBS PBHIX $157.78 ↓ -93%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $157.78 ↓ -93%
SC State Employees COMM $211.57 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueChoice $311.41 ↓ -87%
BCBS PreferredBlue $311.41 ↓ -87%
Absolute Total Care HIX $341.49 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $421.02 ↓ -82%
Molina HIX $421.02 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $444.41 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $444.41 ↓ -81%
Medcost NEWULTRA $893.50 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $935.60 ↓ -60%
Select Health HIX $1,005.77 ↓ -57%
Employers Health Network COMM $1,052.55 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $1,052.55 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $1,169.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,258.38 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,263.06 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $1,314.52 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $1,520.35 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $1,707.47 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,754.25 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $1,754.25 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,871.20 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $1,988.15 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $1,988.15 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $2,105.10 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $2,222.05 ↓ -5%
Aetna SC NB not published by hospital
Aetna SC FI not published by hospital
Aetna SC AFA not published by hospital
Aetna SC SI not published by hospital

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