Dexamethasone panel 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.

$92.84 with United vs $485.64 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
United MCD $92.84
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $92.84
Humana Tricare $138.17
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $148.03
BCBS PBHIX $148.03
Agape Hospice MCR $161.88
Devoted Health MEDICARE $161.88
Humana BH MCR $161.88
United VACCN $161.88
United AllPayerAppendix $161.88
HUMANA MCR $161.88
Companion MCR $161.88
Advantage Hospice MCD $161.88
Advantage Hospice MCR $161.88
BCBS MCRPPO $161.88
Arcadian MCR $161.88
Agape Hospice MCD $161.88
United Behavioral Health VACCN $161.88
Odyssey Hospice MCR $161.88
Aetna MCR $163.50
United MCR $165.12
Absolute Total Care MCR $165.12
WellCare SNP $165.12
WellCare PPO $165.12
Molina MCRMMP $165.12
WellCare MCRHMO $165.12
WellCare PFFS $165.12
WellCare POS $165.12
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $166.74
Eon Health MCR $169.97
Clover MCR $169.97
Cigna MCR $174.83
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $194.26
SC State Employees COMM $196.57
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $222.10
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $222.10
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $222.10
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $237.96
Aetna SC NB $243.20
Aetna SC AFA $243.20
Absolute Total Care HIX $283.29
Seven Corners COMM $283.29
BCBS BlueChoice $292.18
BCBS PreferredBlue $292.18
Select Health HIX $314.05
Aetna SC FI $326.28
NaphCare PRISN $339.95
Aetna SC SI $424.14
Molina HIX $485.64

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Dexamethasone panel at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $92.84 – $339.95

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