Fetal hemoglobin (kleihauer betke) 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

$491.00

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.

$491.00

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.

$3.02 with United vs $466.45 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
United MCD $3.02 ↓ -99%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $3.02 ↓ -99%
SC State Employees COMM $6.28 ↓ -99%
Humana Tricare $6.60 ↓ -99%
Arcadian MCR $7.73 ↓ -98%
Agape Hospice MCR $7.73 ↓ -98%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $7.73 ↓ -98%
Odyssey Hospice MCR $7.73 ↓ -98%
Humana BH MCR $7.73 ↓ -98%
United VACCN $7.73 ↓ -98%
United AllPayerAppendix $7.73 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCR $7.73 ↓ -98%
Companion MCR $7.73 ↓ -98%
Advantage Hospice MCD $7.73 ↓ -98%
Advantage Hospice MCR $7.73 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health MEDICARE $7.73 ↓ -98%
BCBS MCRPPO $7.73 ↓ -98%
Agape Hospice MCD $7.73 ↓ -98%
Aetna MCR $7.81 ↓ -98%
WellCare SNP $7.88 ↓ -98%
United MCR $7.88 ↓ -98%
WellCare PPO $7.88 ↓ -98%
WellCare MCRHMO $7.88 ↓ -98%
WellCare PFFS $7.88 ↓ -98%
Absolute Total Care MCR $7.88 ↓ -98%
WellCare POS $7.88 ↓ -98%
Molina MCRMMP $7.88 ↓ -98%
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $7.96 ↓ -98%
Clover MCR $8.12 ↓ -98%
Eon Health MCR $8.12 ↓ -98%
Cigna MCR $8.35 ↓ -98%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $9.28 ↓ -98%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $10.61 ↓ -98%
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $10.61 ↓ -98%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $10.61 ↓ -98%
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $11.36 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC NB $11.61 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC AFA $11.61 ↓ -98%
Absolute Total Care HIX $13.53 ↓ -97%
Seven Corners COMM $13.53 ↓ -97%
Select Health HIX $15.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC FI $15.58 ↓ -97%
NaphCare PRISN $16.23 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC SI $20.25 ↓ -96%
Molina HIX $23.19 ↓ -95%
BCBS PBHIX $42.90 ↓ -91%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $42.90 ↓ -91%
BCBS BlueChoice $84.66 ↓ -83%
BCBS PreferredBlue $84.66 ↓ -83%
Absolute Total Care MCD $88.38 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $93.29 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $93.29 ↓ -81%
Medcost NEWULTRA $187.56 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $196.40 ↓ -60%
United GlobalBenefit $220.95 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $220.95 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $245.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $264.16 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $265.14 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $275.94 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $319.15 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $358.43 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $368.25 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $368.25 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $392.80 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $417.35 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $417.35 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $441.90 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $466.45 ↓ -5%

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Fetal hemoglobin (kleihauer betke) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $491.00 $3.02 – $42.90

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