Trauma partial team response w/critical care services level 4 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.

$1,777.78 with BCBS vs $18,268.50 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
BCBS PBHIX $1,777.78
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $1,777.78
SC State Employees COMM $3,013.00
Absolute Total Care MCD $3,461.40
BCBS BlueChoice $3,508.64
BCBS PreferredBlue $3,508.64
Aetna SC NB $4,095.99
Aetna SC AFA $4,095.99
Aetna SC FI $5,499.78
Medcost NEWULTRA $7,345.86
United OptionsPPO $7,692.00
United GlobalBenefit $8,653.50
Employers Health Network COMM $8,653.50
Aetna SC SI $9,095.79
OccuNet COMM $9,615.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $10,345.74
Vocational Rehab MCR $10,384.20
Medcost STANDARD $10,807.26
Humana BH COMM $12,499.50
First Health PPO $14,037.90
MHNet COMM $14,422.50
Humana Choicecare PPO $14,422.50
Evernorth BHCOMM $15,384.00
Prime Health COMM $16,345.50
Multiplan COMM $16,345.50
NovaNet COMM $17,307.00
BCBS COMM $18,268.50

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Trauma partial team response w/critical care services level 4 at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $7,360.50 $1,239.71 – $1,363.68
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $3,807.50 $1,288.41 – $1,417.25
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $5,520.50 $1,239.71 – $1,363.68
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $5,520.50 $1,239.71 – $1,515.06
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $4,471.50 $1,239.71 – $1,848.56
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster $4,927.00 $1,295.27 – $1,424.80
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER not published $1,777.78 – $3,013.00
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden not published $1,288.41 – $1,417.25

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