Whole blood for transfusion 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

$2,189.00

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.

$2,189.00

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.

$59.17 with Aetna SC vs $2,079.55 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 $59.17 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC AFA $59.17 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC FI $79.38 ↓ -96%
Aetna SC SI $103.19 ↓ -95%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $306.48 ↓ -86%
BCBS PBHIX $306.48 ↓ -86%
Absolute Total Care HIX $319.59 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $394.02 ↓ -82%
Molina HIX $394.02 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $415.91 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $415.91 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueChoice $604.89 ↓ -72%
BCBS PreferredBlue $604.89 ↓ -72%
SC State Employees COMM $742.17 ↓ -66%
Medcost NEWULTRA $836.20 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $875.60 ↓ -60%
Select Health HIX $941.27 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefit $985.05 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $985.05 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $1,094.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,177.68 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,182.06 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $1,230.22 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $1,422.85 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $1,597.97 ↓ -27%
MHNet COMM $1,641.75 ↓ -25%
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,641.75 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,751.20 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $1,860.65 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $1,860.65 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $1,970.10 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $2,079.55 ↓ -5%

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Whole blood for transfusion at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER $2,189.00 $59.17 – $742.17
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $531.00 $189.84 – $208.82
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $552.00 $189.84 – $208.82
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $552.50 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $552.50 $189.84 – $373.28
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $497.00 $189.84 – $455.45
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster $613.50 $189.84 – $208.82
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence not published $189.84 – $208.82

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