Electrophysiologic study 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

$9,480.00

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.

$9,480.00

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.

$1,660.42 with BLUE CHOICE vs $114,527.00 with Aetna SC — 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
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $1,660.42 ↓ -82%
United MCD $1,660.42 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health MCR $1,801.20 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,801.20 ↓ -81%
Medcost NEWULTRA $3,621.36 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $3,792.00 ↓ -60%
United GlobalBenefit $4,266.00 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $4,266.00 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $4,740.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $5,100.24 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $5,119.20 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $5,327.76 ↓ -44%
Absolute Total Care MCD $5,500.00 ↓ -42%
BCBS PBHIX $5,530.71 ↓ -42%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $5,530.71 ↓ -42%
Humana BH COMM $6,162.00 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $6,920.40 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $7,110.00 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $7,110.00 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $7,584.00 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $8,058.00 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $8,058.00 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $8,532.00 ↓ -10%
Select Health HIX $8,543.00 ↓ -10%
Absolute Total Care HIX $8,622.00 ↓ -9%
BCBS COMM $9,006.00 ↓ -5%
SC State Employees COMM $10,504.51 ↑ +11%
BCBS BlueChoice $10,915.42 ↑ +15%
BCBS PreferredBlue $10,915.42 ↑ +15%
Molina HIX $13,211.00 ↑ +39%
United AllPayerAppendix $22,337.00 ↑ +136%
Aetna SC AFA $36,145.00 ↑ +281%
Aetna SC NB $36,145.00 ↑ +281%
Aetna SC FI $48,503.00 ↑ +412%
Aetna SC SI $114,527.00 ↑ +1108%

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Electrophysiologic study at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER $9,480.00 $1,660.42 – $10,504.51

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