Discography cerv/thor spine 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.

$112.43 with Aetna SC vs $6,996.75 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 $112.43
Aetna SC NB $112.43
Select Health HIX $131.88
Aetna SC FI $150.80
Aetna SC SI $164.19
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $543.32
United MCD $543.32
Absolute Total Care HIX $1,075.29
Absolute Total Care MCD $1,325.70
SC State Employees COMM $1,388.87
Pruitt Health MCR $1,399.35
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,399.35
BCBS PBHIX $1,880.70
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $1,880.70
Medcost NEWULTRA $2,813.43
United OptionsPPO $2,946.00
Employers Health Network COMM $3,314.25
United GlobalBenefit $3,314.25
BCBS PreferredBlue $3,603.66
BCBS BlueChoice $3,603.66
OccuNet COMM $3,682.50
United AllPayerAppendix $3,947.38
Medcost NEWPAYER $3,962.37
Vocational Rehab MCR $3,977.10
Medcost STANDARD $4,139.13
Humana BH COMM $4,787.25
First Health PPO $5,376.45
MHNet COMM $5,523.75
Humana Choicecare PPO $5,523.75
Evernorth BHCOMM $5,892.00
Multiplan COMM $6,260.25
Prime Health COMM $6,260.25
NovaNet COMM $6,628.50
BCBS COMM $6,996.75

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Discography cerv/thor spine at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $112.43 – $3,417.35

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