Alpha-fetoprotein amniotic 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

$51.00

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.

$51.00

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.

$7.68 with BLUE CHOICE vs $149.57 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
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $7.68 ↓ -85%
United MCD $7.68 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $9.18 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health MCR $9.69 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $9.69 ↓ -81%
Humana Tricare $14.51 ↓ -72%
BCBS MCRPPO $17.00 ↓ -67%
Devoted Health MEDICARE $17.00 ↓ -67%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $17.00 ↓ -67%
Odyssey Hospice MCR $17.00 ↓ -67%
United VACCN $17.00 ↓ -67%
United AllPayerAppendix $17.00 ↓ -67%
HUMANA MCR $17.00 ↓ -67%
Humana BH MCR $17.00 ↓ -67%
Advantage Hospice MCD $17.00 ↓ -67%
Advantage Hospice MCR $17.00 ↓ -67%
Companion MCR $17.00 ↓ -67%
Agape Hospice MCD $17.00 ↓ -67%
Agape Hospice MCR $17.00 ↓ -67%
Arcadian MCR $17.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna MCR $17.17 ↓ -66%
United MCR $17.34 ↓ -66%
WellCare SNP $17.34 ↓ -66%
WellCare PFFS $17.34 ↓ -66%
Absolute Total Care MCR $17.34 ↓ -66%
WellCare MCRHMO $17.34 ↓ -66%
Molina MCRMMP $17.34 ↓ -66%
WellCare POS $17.34 ↓ -66%
WellCare PPO $17.34 ↓ -66%
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $17.51 ↓ -66%
Eon Health MCR $17.85 ↓ -65%
Clover MCR $17.85 ↓ -65%
Cigna MCR $18.36 ↓ -64%
Medcost NEWULTRA $19.48 ↓ -62%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $20.40 ↓ -60%
United OptionsPPO $20.40 ↓ -60%
United GlobalBenefit $22.95 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $22.95 ↓ -55%
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $23.32 ↓ -54%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $23.32 ↓ -54%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $23.32 ↓ -54%
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $24.99 ↓ -51%
OccuNet COMM $25.50 ↓ -50%
Aetna SC AFA $25.54 ↓ -50%
Aetna SC NB $25.54 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $27.44 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $27.54 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $28.66 ↓ -44%
Seven Corners COMM $29.75 ↓ -42%
Absolute Total Care HIX $29.75 ↓ -42%
Select Health HIX $32.98 ↓ -35%
Humana BH COMM $33.15 ↓ -35%
Aetna SC FI $34.26 ↓ -33%
NaphCare PRISN $35.70 ↓ -30%
First Health PPO $37.23 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $38.25 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $38.25 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $40.80 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $43.35 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $43.35 ↓ -15%
Aetna SC SI $44.54 ↓ -13%
NovaNet COMM $45.90 ↓ -10%
SC State Employees COMM $47.02 ↓ -8%
BCBS COMM $48.45 ↓ -5%
Molina HIX $51.00 ↑ +0%
BCBS PBHIX $75.79 ↑ +49%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $75.79 ↑ +49%
BCBS BlueChoice $149.57 ↑ +193%
BCBS PreferredBlue $149.57 ↑ +193%

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Alpha-fetoprotein amniotic at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $51.00 $7.68 – $75.79

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