Aortic dysfunction/dilation 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.

$0.02 with Aetna SC vs $1,512.00 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
Aetna SC AFA $0.02
Aetna SC NB $0.02
Aetna SC FI $0.03
Aetna SC SI $0.03
Agape Hospice MCD $504.00
Devoted Health MEDICARE $504.00
Humana BH MCR $504.00
United VACCN $504.00
United AllPayerAppendix $504.00
HUMANA MCR $504.00
Companion MCR $504.00
BCBS MCRPPO $504.00
Arcadian MCR $504.00
Advantage Hospice MCD $504.00
Advantage Hospice MCR $504.00
Agape Hospice MCR $504.00
United Behavioral Health VACCN $504.00
Odyssey Hospice MCR $504.00
Aetna MCR $509.04
WellCare SNP $514.08
Absolute Total Care MCR $514.08
WellCare PPO $514.08
WellCare PFFS $514.08
United MCR $514.08
Molina MCRMMP $514.08
WellCare MCRHMO $514.08
WellCare POS $514.08
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $519.12
Eon Health MCR $529.20
Clover MCR $529.20
Cigna MCR $544.32
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $604.80
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $691.49
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $691.49
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $691.49
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $740.88
Absolute Total Care HIX $882.00
Seven Corners COMM $882.00
Select Health HIX $977.76
NaphCare PRISN $1,058.40
Molina HIX $1,512.00

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Aortic dysfunction/dilation at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital GREER $982.80 $232.85 – $2,873.71
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $0.02 – $1,058.40

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