Fetal contract stress test 59020 - 26 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

$2,317.00

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.

$2,317.00

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.

$20.98 with Humana vs $5,123.00 with United — 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 $20.98 ↓ -99%
United MCD $155.00 ↓ -93%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $155.00 ↓ -93%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $194.94 ↓ -92%
BCBS PBHIX $194.94 ↓ -92%
SC State Employees COMM $271.03 ↓ -88%
Absolute Total Care HIX $338.28 ↓ -85%
BCBS BlueChoice $384.71 ↓ -83%
BCBS PreferredBlue $384.71 ↓ -83%
Absolute Total Care MCD $417.06 ↓ -82%
Molina HIX $417.06 ↓ -82%
Aetna SC AFA $493.52 ↓ -79%
Aetna SC NB $493.52 ↓ -79%
Aetna SC FI $662.66 ↓ -71%
Medcost NEWULTRA $885.09 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $926.80 ↓ -60%
Select Health HIX $996.31 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefit $1,042.65 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $1,042.65 ↓ -55%
Aetna SC SI $1,095.94 ↓ -53%
OccuNet COMM $1,158.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,246.55 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,251.18 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $1,302.15 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $1,506.05 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $1,691.41 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,737.75 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $1,737.75 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,853.60 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $1,969.45 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $1,969.45 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $2,085.30 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $2,201.15 ↓ -5%
Pruitt Health MCR $2,550.00 ↑ +10%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $2,550.00 ↑ +10%
United AllPayerAppendix $5,123.00 ↑ +121%

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Fetal contract stress test 59020 - 26 at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $2,317.00 $20.98 – $271.03

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