Scr c/v cyto,thinlayer,rescr 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.

$22.61 with Humana vs $79.47 with Molina — 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
Humana Tricare $22.61
HUMANA MCR $26.49
BCBS MCRPPO $26.49
Arcadian MCR $26.49
Agape Hospice MCR $26.49
Agape Hospice MCD $26.49
Advantage Hospice MCD $26.49
Advantage Hospice MCR $26.49
United Behavioral Health VACCN $26.49
Odyssey Hospice MCR $26.49
Humana BH MCR $26.49
Companion MCR $26.49
United AllPayerAppendix $26.49
Devoted Health MEDICARE $26.49
United VACCN $26.49
Aetna MCR $26.75
Absolute Total Care MCR $27.02
WellCare PPO $27.02
WellCare SNP $27.02
WellCare POS $27.02
WellCare MCRHMO $27.02
WellCare PFFS $27.02
Molina MCRMMP $27.02
United MCR $27.02
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $27.28
Eon Health MCR $27.81
Clover MCR $27.81
Cigna MCR $28.61
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $31.79
SC State Employees COMM $32.12
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $36.34
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $36.34
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $36.34
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $38.94
Aetna SC AFA $39.79
Aetna SC NB $39.79
Absolute Total Care HIX $46.36
Seven Corners COMM $46.36
Select Health HIX $51.39
Aetna SC FI $53.39
NaphCare PRISN $55.63
Aetna SC SI $69.40
Molina HIX $79.47
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX not published by hospital
BCBS BlueChoice not published by hospital
BCBS PBHIX not published by hospital
BCBS PreferredBlue not published by hospital

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Scr c/v cyto,thinlayer,rescr at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER not published $22.61 – $55.63
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence not published $15.18 – $29.14
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden not published $17.08 – $29.14
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester not published $15.16 – $29.14
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg not published $26.49 – $29.14
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston not published $16.98 – $29.14
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades not published $15.18 – $29.14
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster not published $22.19 – $45.53

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