F-18 fdg pet diag 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

$879.00

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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$879.00

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.

$128.33 with Absolute Total Care vs $879.00 with United Behavioral Health — 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 $128.33 ↓ -85%
Aetna MCR $131.85 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $158.22 ↓ -82%
Molina HIX $158.22 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $167.01 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $167.01 ↓ -81%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $310.00 ↓ -65%
United MCD $310.00 ↓ -65%
Medcost NEWULTRA $335.78 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $351.60 ↓ -60%
Select Health HIX $377.97 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefit $395.55 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $395.55 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $439.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $472.90 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $474.66 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $494.00 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $571.35 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $641.67 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $659.25 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $659.25 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $703.20 ↓ -20%
United AllPayerAppendix $711.50 ↓ -19%
Multiplan COMM $747.15 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMM $747.15 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $791.10 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $835.05 ↓ -5%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $879.00 ↑ +0%

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F-18 fdg pet diag at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER $879.00 $310.00 – $310.00

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