Rib and Chest X-ray (4 or more views, both sides) 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

$928.00

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$928.00

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.

$32.46 with Aetna SC vs $881.60 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
Aetna SC NB $32.46 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC AFA $32.46 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC FI $43.97 ↓ -95%
Aetna SC SI $47.87 ↓ -95%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $58.01 ↓ -94%
United MCD $58.01 ↓ -94%
Select Health HIX $64.02 ↓ -93%
SC State Employees COMM $103.02 ↓ -89%
Absolute Total Care HIX $135.49 ↓ -85%
CIGNA IFP $151.26 ↓ -84%
Absolute Total Care MCD $167.04 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health MCR $176.32 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $176.32 ↓ -81%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $200.48 ↓ -78%
BCBS PBHIX $200.48 ↓ -78%
CIGNA NewBusiness $220.86 ↓ -76%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -74%
CIGNA HMO $294.18 ↓ -68%
CIGNA PPO $330.37 ↓ -64%
Medcost NEWULTRA $354.50 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $371.20 ↓ -60%
BCBS PreferredBlue $382.31 ↓ -59%
BCBS BlueChoice $382.31 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefit $417.60 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $417.60 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $464.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $499.26 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $501.12 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $521.54 ↓ -44%
First Health PPO $677.44 ↓ -27%
MHNet COMM $696.00 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $742.40 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $788.80 ↓ -15%
MultiPlan COMM $788.80 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $835.20 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $881.60 ↓ -5%

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Rib and Chest X-ray (4 or more views, both sides) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $534.50 $85.85 – $106.96
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $240.50 $64.59 – $111.16
St Francis Downtown Greenville $565.20 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $565.20 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $271.00 $85.85 – $111.16
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $240.50 $97.24 – $106.96
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $240.50 $64.18 – $106.96
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $291.00 $80.65 – $106.96

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