Collection of venous blood by venipuncture 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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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.

$2.70 with BLUE CHOICE vs $2,550.00 with NHC Advantage — 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 $2.70
United MCD $2.70
United AllPayerAppendix $3.00
Absolute Total Care MCD $5.04
SC State Employees COMM $5.54
Aetna SC AFA $5.96
Aetna SC NB $5.96
Aetna SC FI $8.01
Humana Tricare $8.82
United Behavioral Health VACCN $9.34
Odyssey Hospice MCR $9.34
Humana BH MCR $9.34
United VACCN $9.34
Companion MCR $9.34
HUMANA MCR $9.34
BCBS MCRPPO $9.34
Arcadian MCR $9.34
Agape Hospice MCR $9.34
Agape Hospice MCD $9.34
Advantage Hospice MCD $9.34
Advantage Hospice MCR $9.34
Devoted Health MEDICARE $9.34
Aetna MCR $9.43
Absolute Total Care MCR $9.53
WellCare MCRHMO $9.53
WellCare PFFS $9.53
WellCare POS $9.53
WellCare SNP $9.53
United MCR $9.53
Molina MCRMMP $9.53
WellCare PPO $9.53
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $9.62
Clover MCR $9.81
Eon Health MCR $9.81
BCBS PBHIX $9.92
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $9.92
Cigna MCR $10.09
Medcost NEWULTRA $10.70
United OptionsPPO $11.20
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $11.21
Employers Health Network COMM $12.60
United GlobalBenefit $12.60
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $12.81
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $12.81
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $12.81
Aetna SC SI $13.24
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $13.73
OccuNet COMM $14.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $15.06
Vocational Rehab MCR $15.12
Medcost STANDARD $15.74
Seven Corners COMM $16.34
Absolute Total Care HIX $16.34
Select Health HIX $17.63
Humana BH COMM $18.20
BCBS BlueChoice $19.59
BCBS PreferredBlue $19.59
NaphCare PRISN $19.61
First Health PPO $20.44
MHNet COMM $21.00
Humana Choicecare PPO $21.00
Evernorth BHCOMM $22.40
Prime Health COMM $23.80
Multiplan COMM $23.80
NovaNet COMM $25.20
BCBS COMM $26.60
Molina HIX $28.02
Pruitt Health MCR $2,550.00
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00

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Collection of venous blood by venipuncture at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $2.70 – $19.61

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