Set radiation therapy field 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.

$165.76 with Aetna SC vs $5,371.30 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
Aetna SC AFA $165.76
Aetna SC NB $165.76
Aetna SC FI $222.33
Aetna SC SI $242.07
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $421.22
United MCD $421.22
BCBS PBHIX $607.82
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $607.82
Select Health HIX $626.58
Absolute Total Care HIX $640.62
SC State Employees COMM $794.24
Molina HIX $1,017.72
BCBS BlueChoice $1,164.65
BCBS PreferredBlue $1,164.65
Medcost NEWULTRA $2,159.83
United OptionsPPO $2,261.60
United GlobalBenefit $2,544.30
Employers Health Network COMM $2,544.30
OccuNet COMM $2,827.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $3,041.85
Vocational Rehab MCR $3,053.16
Medcost STANDARD $3,177.55
Humana BH COMM $3,675.10
First Health PPO $4,127.42
MHNet COMM $4,240.50
Humana Choicecare PPO $4,240.50
Evernorth BHCOMM $4,523.20
Prime Health COMM $4,805.90
Multiplan COMM $4,805.90
NovaNet COMM $5,088.60
BCBS COMM $5,371.30

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Set radiation therapy field at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $1,892.50 $348.25 – $383.07
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $1,888.00 $348.25 – $383.07
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $1,888.00 $348.25 – $399.25
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $1,462.00 $348.25 – $487.12
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster $848.50 $363.86 – $400.24
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER not published $165.76 – $794.24
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden not published $361.93 – $398.12
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester not published $361.93 – $398.12

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