Adrenal cortex & medulla img at HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER

401 N LIVE OAK DR, MONCKS CORNER, SC · HCA Trident Health System · · NPI 1366496937

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$3,601.00

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.

$3,601.00

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.

$71.41 with Aetna SC vs $4,162.40 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 $71.41 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC AFA $71.41 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC FI $95.78 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC SI $104.28 ↓ -97%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $351.75 ↓ -90%
United MCD $351.75 ↓ -90%
Absolute Total Care HIX $525.75 ↓ -85%
Select Health HIX $635.76 ↓ -82%
Absolute Total Care MCD $648.18 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $684.19 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $684.19 ↓ -81%
SC State Employees COMM $995.90 ↓ -72%
Medcost NEWULTRA $1,375.58 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $1,440.40 ↓ -60%
Employers Health Network COMM $1,620.45 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $1,620.45 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $1,800.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,937.34 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,944.54 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $2,023.76 ↓ -44%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $2,172.31 ↓ -40%
BCBS PBHIX $2,172.31 ↓ -40%
Humana BH COMM $2,340.65 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $2,628.73 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $2,700.75 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $2,700.75 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $2,880.80 ↓ -20%
United AllPayerAppendix $2,938.37 ↓ -18%
Prime Health COMM $3,060.85 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $3,060.85 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $3,240.90 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $3,420.95 ↓ -5%
BCBS BlueChoice $4,162.40 ↑ +16%
BCBS PreferredBlue $4,162.40 ↑ +16%

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Adrenal cortex & medulla img at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $3,601.00 $71.41 – $2,284.59

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