Alcohol (ethanol) any specimen except urine/breath 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

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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.

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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.

$13.82 with BLUE CHOICE vs $51.81 with Molina — 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
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $13.82
United MCD $13.82
Agape Hospice MCR $17.27
Devoted Health MEDICARE $17.27
Humana BH MCR $17.27
United VACCN $17.27
United AllPayerAppendix $17.27
HUMANA MCR $17.27
Companion MCR $17.27
BCBS MCRPPO $17.27
Advantage Hospice MCD $17.27
Advantage Hospice MCR $17.27
Arcadian MCR $17.27
Agape Hospice MCD $17.27
United Behavioral Health VACCN $17.27
Odyssey Hospice MCR $17.27
Aetna MCR $17.44
WellCare MCRHMO $17.62
WellCare PFFS $17.62
WellCare PPO $17.62
Absolute Total Care MCR $17.62
WellCare SNP $17.62
United MCR $17.62
Molina MCRMMP $17.62
WellCare POS $17.62
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $17.79
Eon Health MCR $18.13
Clover MCR $18.13
Cigna MCR $18.65
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $20.72
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $23.69
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $23.69
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $23.69
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $25.39
Aetna SC AFA $25.94
Aetna SC NB $25.94
Absolute Total Care HIX $30.22
Seven Corners COMM $30.22
Select Health HIX $33.50
Aetna SC FI $34.81
NaphCare PRISN $36.27
Aetna SC SI $45.25
Molina HIX $51.81
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX not published by hospital
SC State Employees COMM not published by hospital
BCBS BlueChoice not published by hospital
BCBS PBHIX not published by hospital
BCBS PreferredBlue not published by hospital

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Alcohol (ethanol) any specimen except urine/breath at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $13.82 – $36.27

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