Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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

$1,394.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$1,394.00

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.

$12.16 with BLUE CHOICE vs $1,394.00 with United Behavioral Health — 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

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
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $12.16 ↓ -99%
United MCD $12.16 ↓ -99%
Aetna SC NB $28.33 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC AFA $28.33 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC FI $38.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC SI $41.38 ↓ -97%
Select Health HIX $42.35 ↓ -97%
Absolute Total Care HIX $203.52 ↓ -85%
Aetna MCR $209.10 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $250.92 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health MCR $264.86 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $264.86 ↓ -81%
Medcost NEWULTRA $532.51 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $557.60 ↓ -60%
Employers Health Network COMM $627.30 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $627.30 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $697.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $749.97 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $752.76 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $783.43 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $906.10 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $1,017.62 ↓ -27%
MHNet COMM $1,045.50 ↓ -25%
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,045.50 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,115.20 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $1,184.90 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $1,184.90 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $1,254.60 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $1,324.30 ↓ -5%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $1,394.00 ↑ +0%

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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER $1,394.00 $12.16 – $42.35
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $735.00 not published
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $459.50 $82.23 – $82.23
St Francis Downtown Greenville $711.60 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $213.50 $82.23 – $82.23
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $224.50 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $224.50 not published
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $202.00 not published

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