X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$2,820.00

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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.

$2,820.00

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.

$85.84 with Aetna SC vs $2,679.00 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 $85.84 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC AFA $85.84 ↓ -97%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $106.83 ↓ -96%
United MCD $106.83 ↓ -96%
Aetna SC FI $115.13 ↓ -96%
Aetna SC SI $125.35 ↓ -96%
Select Health HIX $166.08 ↓ -94%
SC State Employees COMM $177.66 ↓ -94%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $227.02 ↓ -92%
BCBS PBHIX $227.02 ↓ -92%
Absolute Total Care HIX $311.54 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueChoice $435.02 ↓ -85%
BCBS PreferredBlue $435.02 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $507.60 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health MCR $535.80 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $535.80 ↓ -81%
Medcost NEWULTRA $1,077.24 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $1,128.00 ↓ -60%
United GlobalBenefit $1,269.00 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $1,269.00 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $1,410.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,517.16 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,522.80 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $1,584.84 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $1,833.00 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $2,058.60 ↓ -27%
MHNet COMM $2,115.00 ↓ -25%
Humana Choicecare PPO $2,115.00 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $2,256.00 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMM $2,397.00 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMM $2,397.00 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $2,538.00 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $2,679.00 ↓ -5%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER $2,820.00 $85.84 – $311.54
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $1,040.00 $122.69 – $179.45
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $410.00 $92.10 – $186.50
St Francis Downtown Greenville $455.40 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $455.40 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $325.50 $122.69 – $186.50
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $620.00 $163.14 – $179.45
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $620.00 $91.51 – $179.45

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