Coombs direct 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.

$5.39 with HUMANA vs $201.40 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
HUMANA MCR $5.39
Devoted Health MEDICARE $5.39
Arcadian MCR $5.39
Agape Hospice MCR $5.39
Odyssey Hospice MCR $5.39
United VACCN $5.39
United AllPayerAppendix $5.39
Humana BH MCR $5.39
Agape Hospice MCD $5.39
Advantage Hospice MCR $5.39
Advantage Hospice MCD $5.39
United Behavioral Health VACCN $5.39
Companion MCR $5.39
BCBS MCRPPO $5.39
Aetna MCR $5.44
WellCare SNP $5.50
WellCare POS $5.50
WellCare MCRHMO $5.50
WellCare PFFS $5.50
United MCR $5.50
Molina MCRMMP $5.50
WellCare PPO $5.50
Absolute Total Care MCR $5.50
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $5.55
Clover MCR $5.66
Eon Health MCR $5.66
Cigna MCR $5.82
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $6.47
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $6.93
United MCD $6.93
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $7.40
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $7.40
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $7.40
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $7.92
Aetna SC AFA $8.09
Aetna SC NB $8.09
Absolute Total Care HIX $9.43
Seven Corners COMM $9.43
Select Health HIX $10.46
Aetna SC FI $10.85
NaphCare PRISN $11.32
SC State Employees COMM $14.00
Aetna SC SI $14.11
Molina HIX $16.17
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $18.70
BCBS PBHIX $18.70
BCBS PreferredBlue $36.92
BCBS BlueChoice $36.92
Absolute Total Care MCD $38.16
NHC Advantage MGMCR $40.28
Pruitt Health MCR $40.28
Medcost NEWULTRA $80.98
United OptionsPPO $84.80
United GlobalBenefit $95.40
Employers Health Network COMM $95.40
OccuNet COMM $106.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $114.06
Vocational Rehab MCR $114.48
Medcost STANDARD $119.14
Humana BH COMM $137.80
First Health PPO $154.76
Humana Choicecare PPO $159.00
MHNet COMM $159.00
Evernorth BHCOMM $169.60
Prime Health COMM $180.20
Multiplan COMM $180.20
NovaNet COMM $190.80
BCBS COMM $201.40

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $5.39 – $18.70

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