IV Medicine Infusion (each additional hour) 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 Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 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.

$21.76 with BLUE CHOICE vs $394.25 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 $21.76 —
United MCD $21.76 —
SC State Employees COMM $37.06 —
Absolute Total Care HIX $60.59 —
CIGNA IFP $67.64 —
Molina HIX $74.70 —
Absolute Total Care MCD $74.70 —
Pruitt Health MCR $78.85 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $78.85 —
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $80.30 —
BCBS PBHIX $80.30 —
Aetna SC NB $85.08 —
Aetna SC AFA $85.08 —
CIGNA NewBusiness $98.77 —
Aetna SC FI $115.37 —
CIGNA HMO $131.56 —
CIGNA PPO $147.74 —
BCBS BlueChoice $157.70 —
BCBS PreferredBlue $157.70 —
Medcost NEWULTRA $158.53 —
United OptionsPPO $166.00 —
Select Health HIX $178.45 —
Employers Health Network COMM $186.75 —
United GlobalBenefit $186.75 —
Aetna SC SI $190.90 —
OccuNet COMM $207.50 —
Medcost NEWPAYER $223.27 —
Vocational Rehab MCR $224.10 —
Medcost STANDARD $233.23 —
First Health PPO $302.95 —
MHNet COMM $311.25 —
Evernorth BHCOMM $332.00 —
Prime Health COMM $352.75 —
MultiPlan COMM $352.75 —
NovaNet COMM $373.50 —
BCBS COMM $394.25 —

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IV Medicine Infusion (each additional hour) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $178.00 $38.85 – $47.91
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $162.00 $31.83 – $49.79
St Francis Downtown Greenville $127.20 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $127.20 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $101.00 $38.85 – $49.79
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $36.00 $43.55 – $47.91
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $36.00 $31.63 – $47.91
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $29.50 $38.85 – $47.91

All South-carolina hospitals for this procedure →