Assay of prostaglandin 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.

$4.67 with BLUE CHOICE vs $125.31 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 $4.67
United MCD $4.67
SC State Employees COMM $12.51
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $15.85
BCBS PBHIX $15.85
BCBS PreferredBlue $31.30
BCBS BlueChoice $31.30
Humana Tricare $35.65
Arcadian MCR $41.77
Devoted Health MEDICARE $41.77
United Behavioral Health VACCN $41.77
United VACCN $41.77
United AllPayerAppendix $41.77
HUMANA MCR $41.77
Humana BH MCR $41.77
Companion MCR $41.77
Advantage Hospice MCD $41.77
Advantage Hospice MCR $41.77
Agape Hospice MCD $41.77
Agape Hospice MCR $41.77
BCBS MCRPPO $41.77
Odyssey Hospice MCR $41.77
Aetna MCR $42.19
Molina MCRMMP $42.61
WellCare PFFS $42.61
WellCare SNP $42.61
WellCare POS $42.61
Absolute Total Care MCR $42.61
United MCR $42.61
WellCare PPO $42.61
WellCare MCRHMO $42.61
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $43.02
Eon Health MCR $43.86
Clover MCR $43.86
Cigna MCR $45.11
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $50.12
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $57.31
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $57.31
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $57.31
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $61.40
Aetna SC NB $62.75
Aetna SC AFA $62.75
Absolute Total Care HIX $73.10
Seven Corners COMM $73.10
Select Health HIX $81.03
Aetna SC FI $84.19
NaphCare PRISN $87.72
Aetna SC SI $109.44
Molina HIX $125.31

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Assay of prostaglandin at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $4.67 – $87.72

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