X-ray arthrogram shoulder supervision & interpretation (both sides) 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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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.

$54.14 with Aetna SC vs $2,449.10 with BCBS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Aetna SC NB $54.14
Aetna SC AFA $54.14
Aetna SC FI $72.62
Aetna SC SI $79.06
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $136.16
United MCD $136.16
Select Health HIX $180.34
SC State Employees COMM $307.39
Absolute Total Care HIX $376.39
Absolute Total Care MCD $464.04
Pruitt Health MCR $489.82
NHC Advantage MGMCR $489.82
BCBS PBHIX $539.71
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $539.71
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27
Medcost NEWULTRA $984.80
United OptionsPPO $1,031.20
BCBS BlueChoice $1,034.13
BCBS PreferredBlue $1,034.13
Employers Health Network COMM $1,160.10
United GlobalBenefit $1,160.10
OccuNet COMM $1,289.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,386.96
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,392.12
Medcost STANDARD $1,448.84
Humana BH COMM $1,675.70
First Health PPO $1,881.94
MHNet COMM $1,933.50
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,933.50
Evernorth BHCOMM $2,062.40
Multiplan COMM $2,191.30
Prime Health COMM $2,191.30
NovaNet COMM $2,320.20
BCBS COMM $2,449.10

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X-ray arthrogram shoulder supervision & interpretation (both sides) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $2,740.50 $256.16 – $356.93
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $667.50 $193.52 – $370.95
St Francis Downtown Greenville $687.60 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $397.00 $256.16 – $370.95
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $1,316.00 $324.48 – $356.93
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $1,316.00 $192.28 – $356.93
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $794.00 $241.64 – $356.93
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster $1,638.50 $256.16 – $372.92

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