Vein x-ray skull epidural 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

$6,299.00

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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.

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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$6,299.00

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.

$110.16 with Aetna SC vs $5,984.05 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 NB $110.16 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC AFA $110.16 ↓ -98%
Select Health HIX $128.62 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC FI $147.76 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC SI $160.88 ↓ -97%
United MCD $694.90 ↓ -89%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $694.90 ↓ -89%
SC State Employees COMM $827.10 ↓ -87%
Absolute Total Care HIX $919.65 ↓ -85%
BCBS PBHIX $975.11 ↓ -85%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $975.11 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $1,133.82 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,196.81 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $1,196.81 ↓ -81%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,218.65 ↓ -81%
BCBS PreferredBlue $1,868.40 ↓ -70%
BCBS BlueChoice $1,868.40 ↓ -70%
Medcost NEWULTRA $2,406.22 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $2,519.60 ↓ -60%
Employers Health Network COMM $2,834.55 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $2,834.55 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $3,149.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $3,388.86 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $3,401.46 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $3,540.04 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $4,094.35 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $4,598.27 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $4,724.25 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $4,724.25 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $5,039.20 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $5,354.15 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $5,354.15 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $5,669.10 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $5,984.05 ↓ -5%

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Vein x-ray skull epidural at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER $6,299.00 $110.16 – $1,081.95
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence not published $583.44 – $641.78
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden not published $244.24 – $666.99
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester not published $244.24 – $666.99
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg not published $583.44 – $641.78
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston not published $516.14 – $641.78
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades not published $583.44 – $648.66
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster not published $609.59 – $670.55

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