Ghs protein, misc fluid 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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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.

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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.

$4.67 with BLUE CHOICE vs $20.67 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
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $4.67
United MCD $4.67
Humana Tricare $4.79
Agape Hospice MCD $5.61
Devoted Health MEDICARE $5.61
Humana BH MCR $5.61
United VACCN $5.61
United AllPayerAppendix $5.61
HUMANA MCR $5.61
Companion MCR $5.61
BCBS MCRPPO $5.61
Advantage Hospice MCD $5.61
Advantage Hospice MCR $5.61
Arcadian MCR $5.61
Agape Hospice MCR $5.61
United Behavioral Health VACCN $5.61
Odyssey Hospice MCR $5.61
Aetna MCR $5.67
WellCare MCRHMO $5.72
WellCare PFFS $5.72
WellCare PPO $5.72
Absolute Total Care MCR $5.72
WellCare SNP $5.72
United MCR $5.72
Molina MCRMMP $5.72
WellCare POS $5.72
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $5.78
Eon Health MCR $5.89
Clover MCR $5.89
Cigna MCR $6.06
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $6.73
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $7.70
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $7.70
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $7.70
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $8.25
Aetna SC NB $8.44
Aetna SC AFA $8.44
Absolute Total Care HIX $9.82
Seven Corners COMM $9.82
SC State Employees COMM $9.86
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $10.48
BCBS PBHIX $10.48
Select Health HIX $10.88
Aetna SC FI $11.32
NaphCare PRISN $11.78
Aetna SC SI $14.71
Molina HIX $16.83
BCBS PreferredBlue $20.67
BCBS BlueChoice $20.67

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