Tc-99m mertiatide 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.

$156.51 with Absolute Total Care vs $1,308.90 with United — 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
Absolute Total Care HIX $156.51
Aetna MCR $160.80
Molina HIX $192.96
Absolute Total Care MCD $192.96
Pruitt Health MCR $203.68
NHC Advantage MGMCR $203.68
Medcost NEWULTRA $409.50
United OptionsPPO $428.80
Select Health HIX $460.96
United GlobalBenefit $482.40
Employers Health Network COMM $482.40
OccuNet COMM $536.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $576.74
Vocational Rehab MCR $578.88
Medcost STANDARD $602.46
Humana BH COMM $696.80
First Health PPO $782.56
Humana Choicecare PPO $804.00
MHNet COMM $804.00
Evernorth BHCOMM $857.60
Prime Health COMM $911.20
Multiplan COMM $911.20
NovaNet COMM $964.80
BCBS COMM $1,018.40
United Behavioral Health VACCN $1,072.00
United AllPayerAppendix $1,308.90

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Tc-99m mertiatide at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St Francis Downtown Greenville $648.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $648.00 not published
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER not published $1,308.90 – $1,308.90
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden not published $2,481.80 – $2,481.80
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester not published $2,481.80 – $2,481.80
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston not published $1,700.26 – $1,700.26

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