Unlisted mr procedure 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.

$154.09 with Absolute Total Care vs $4,684.00 with Aetna SC — 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 $154.09
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
Absolute Total Care MCD $448.56
Pruitt Health MCR $473.48
NHC Advantage MGMCR $473.48
BCBS PBHIX $906.69
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $906.69
Medcost NEWULTRA $951.94
United OptionsPPO $996.80
SC State Employees COMM $1,081.13
Employers Health Network COMM $1,121.40
United GlobalBenefit $1,121.40
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,340.70
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,345.68
Medcost STANDARD $1,400.50
Humana BH COMM $1,619.80
BCBS BlueChoice $1,737.36
BCBS PreferredBlue $1,737.36
First Health PPO $1,819.16
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,869.00
Aetna SC AFA $1,909.00
Aetna SC NB $1,909.00
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,993.60
Prime Health COMM $2,118.20
Multiplan COMM $2,118.20
NovaNet COMM $2,242.80
BCBS COMM $2,367.40
Aetna SC FI $2,561.00
Aetna SC SI $4,684.00

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Unlisted mr procedure at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $482.00 $80.94 – $89.03
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $482.00 $80.94 – $543.49
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $448.00 $80.94 – $663.12
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster $368.50 $84.57 – $93.02
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER not published $154.09 – $1,081.13
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence not published $80.94 – $89.03
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden not published $84.12 – $92.53
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester not published $84.12 – $92.53

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