External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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.

$123.42 with Humana vs $761.90 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 Tricare $123.42
Absolute Total Care MCD $144.36
Agape Hospice MCD $144.61
Devoted Health MEDICARE $144.61
United Behavioral Health VACCN $144.61
Odyssey Hospice MCR $144.61
United VACCN $144.61
United AllPayerAppendix $144.61
Humana BH MCR $144.61
HUMANA MCR $144.61
Companion MCR $144.61
Advantage Hospice MCD $144.61
Advantage Hospice MCR $144.61
BCBS MCRPPO $144.61
Arcadian MCR $144.61
Agape Hospice MCR $144.61
Aetna MCR $146.06
Molina MCRMMP $147.50
United MCR $147.50
WellCare SNP $147.50
WellCare POS $147.50
WellCare MCRHMO $147.50
WellCare PFFS $147.50
WellCare PPO $147.50
Absolute Total Care MCR $147.50
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $148.95
Clover MCR $151.84
Eon Health MCR $151.84
NHC Advantage MGMCR $152.38
Pruitt Health MCR $152.38
Cigna MCR $156.18
United MCD $160.68
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $160.68
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $173.53
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $198.40
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $198.40
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $198.40
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $212.58
Aetna SC AFA $217.25
Aetna SC NB $217.25
Seven Corners COMM $253.07
Absolute Total Care HIX $253.07
BCBS PBHIX $254.09
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $254.09
SC State Employees COMM $279.77
Select Health HIX $280.54
Aetna SC FI $291.48
NaphCare PRISN $303.68
Medcost NEWULTRA $306.36
United OptionsPPO $320.80
United GlobalBenefit $360.90
Employers Health Network COMM $360.90
Aetna SC SI $378.90
OccuNet COMM $401.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $431.48
Vocational Rehab MCR $433.08
Molina HIX $433.83
Medcost STANDARD $450.72
BCBS BlueChoice $501.44
BCBS PreferredBlue $501.44
Humana BH COMM $521.30
First Health PPO $585.46
Humana Choicecare PPO $601.50
MHNet COMM $601.50
Evernorth BHCOMM $641.60
Prime Health COMM $681.70
Multiplan COMM $681.70
NovaNet COMM $721.80
BCBS COMM $761.90

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $123.42 – $303.68

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