Assay of breath ethanol 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

$2,090.00

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.

$2,090.00

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.

$0.02 with Aetna SC vs $1,985.50 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 AFA $0.02 ↓ -100%
Aetna SC NB $0.02 ↓ -100%
Aetna SC FI $0.03 ↓ -100%
Aetna SC SI $0.03 ↓ -100%
United MCD $15.53 ↓ -99%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $15.53 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $25.61 ↓ -99%
HUMANA MCR $30.00 ↓ -99%
Devoted Health MEDICARE $30.00 ↓ -99%
Agape Hospice MCR $30.00 ↓ -99%
Agape Hospice MCD $30.00 ↓ -99%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $30.00 ↓ -99%
Odyssey Hospice MCR $30.00 ↓ -99%
Humana BH MCR $30.00 ↓ -99%
Advantage Hospice MCR $30.00 ↓ -99%
Arcadian MCR $30.00 ↓ -99%
Companion MCR $30.00 ↓ -99%
United VACCN $30.00 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $30.00 ↓ -99%
Advantage Hospice MCD $30.00 ↓ -99%
BCBS MCRPPO $30.00 ↓ -99%
Aetna MCR $30.30 ↓ -99%
WellCare SNP $30.60 ↓ -99%
WellCare POS $30.60 ↓ -99%
WellCare MCRHMO $30.60 ↓ -99%
WellCare PFFS $30.60 ↓ -99%
Absolute Total Care MCR $30.60 ↓ -99%
Molina MCRMMP $30.60 ↓ -99%
United MCR $30.60 ↓ -99%
WellCare PPO $30.60 ↓ -99%
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $30.90 ↓ -99%
SC State Employees COMM $31.41 ↓ -98%
Eon Health MCR $31.50 ↓ -98%
Clover MCR $31.50 ↓ -98%
Cigna MCR $32.40 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $36.00 ↓ -98%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $41.16 ↓ -98%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $41.16 ↓ -98%
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $41.16 ↓ -98%
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $44.10 ↓ -98%
Absolute Total Care HIX $52.50 ↓ -97%
Seven Corners COMM $52.50 ↓ -97%
Select Health HIX $58.20 ↓ -97%
NaphCare PRISN $63.00 ↓ -97%
Molina HIX $90.00 ↓ -96%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $184.62 ↓ -91%
BCBS PBHIX $184.62 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueChoice $364.38 ↓ -83%
BCBS PreferredBlue $364.38 ↓ -83%
Absolute Total Care MCD $376.20 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health MCR $397.10 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $397.10 ↓ -81%
Medcost NEWULTRA $798.38 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $836.00 ↓ -60%
Employers Health Network COMM $940.50 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $940.50 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $1,045.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,124.42 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,128.60 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $1,174.58 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $1,358.50 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $1,525.70 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,567.50 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $1,567.50 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,672.00 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMM $1,776.50 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMM $1,776.50 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $1,881.00 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $1,985.50 ↓ -5%

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