Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i 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.

$75.82 with Aetna SC vs $4,463.00 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
Aetna SC NB $75.82
Aetna SC AFA $75.82
Select Health HIX $99.37
Aetna SC FI $101.70
Aetna SC SI $110.72
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $126.58
United MCD $126.58
Absolute Total Care HIX $651.60
Aetna MCR $669.45
Absolute Total Care MCD $803.34
Pruitt Health MCR $847.97
NHC Advantage MGMCR $847.97
Medcost NEWULTRA $1,704.87
United OptionsPPO $1,785.20
Employers Health Network COMM $2,008.35
United GlobalBenefit $2,008.35
OccuNet COMM $2,231.50
Medcost NEWPAYER $2,401.09
Vocational Rehab MCR $2,410.02
Medcost STANDARD $2,508.21
Humana BH COMM $2,900.95
First Health PPO $3,257.99
MHNet COMM $3,347.25
Humana Choicecare PPO $3,347.25
Evernorth BHCOMM $3,570.40
Prime Health COMM $3,793.55
Multiplan COMM $3,793.55
NovaNet COMM $4,016.70
BCBS COMM $4,239.85
United Behavioral Health VACCN $4,463.00

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Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i at other South-carolina hospitals

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HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER not published $75.82 – $126.58

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