Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (limited) 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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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.

$56.05 with Select Health vs $944.30 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
Select Health HIX $56.05 —
Aetna SC AFA $57.88 —
Aetna SC NB $57.88 —
Aetna SC FI $78.40 —
Aetna SC SI $85.35 —
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $91.96 —
United MCD $91.96 —
Absolute Total Care HIX $145.12 —
SC State Employees COMM $149.08 —
CIGNA IFP $162.02 —
Absolute Total Care MCD $178.92 —
Pruitt Health MCR $188.86 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $188.86 —
CIGNA NewBusiness $236.57 —
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 —
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $256.46 —
BCBS PBHIX $256.46 —
CIGNA HMO $315.10 —
CIGNA PPO $353.86 —
Medcost NEWULTRA $379.71 —
United OptionsPPO $397.60 —
United GlobalBenefit $447.30 —
Employers Health Network COMM $447.30 —
BCBS PreferredBlue $489.07 —
BCBS BlueChoice $489.07 —
OccuNet COMM $497.00 —
Medcost NEWPAYER $534.77 —
Vocational Rehab MCR $536.76 —
Medcost STANDARD $558.63 —
First Health PPO $725.62 —
MHNet COMM $745.50 —
Evernorth BHCOMM $795.20 —
Prime Health COMM $844.90 —
MultiPlan COMM $844.90 —
NovaNet COMM $894.60 —
BCBS COMM $944.30 —

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Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (limited) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $819.00 $97.24 – $106.96
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $545.00 $92.92 – $111.16
St Francis Downtown Greenville $668.40 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $668.40 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $233.00 $101.06 – $111.16
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $256.00 $97.24 – $106.96
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $256.00 $92.33 – $106.96
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $230.00 $97.24 – $116.03

All South-carolina hospitals for this procedure →