Follow-up angiography 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

$5,082.00

Cash price

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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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$5,082.00

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.

$68.21 with BLUE CHOICE vs $6,438.74 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
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $68.21 ↓ -99%
United MCD $68.21 ↓ -99%
Aetna SC AFA $177.40 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC NB $177.40 ↓ -97%
BCBS PBHIX $191.85 ↓ -96%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $191.85 ↓ -96%
Aetna SC FI $237.94 ↓ -95%
SC State Employees COMM $248.24 ↓ -95%
Aetna SC SI $259.07 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueChoice $367.61 ↓ -93%
BCBS PreferredBlue $367.61 ↓ -93%
Absolute Total Care HIX $741.97 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $914.76 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $965.58 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $965.58 ↓ -81%
Medcost NEWULTRA $1,941.32 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $2,032.80 ↓ -60%
Select Health HIX $2,185.26 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefit $2,286.90 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $2,286.90 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $2,541.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $2,734.12 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $2,744.28 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $2,856.08 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $3,303.30 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $3,709.86 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $3,811.50 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $3,811.50 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $4,065.60 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $4,319.70 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $4,319.70 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $4,573.80 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $4,827.90 ↓ -5%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↑ +27%

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Follow-up angiography at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital GREER $2,300.35 $74.26 – $15,826.73
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $5,082.00 $68.21 – $5,508.13

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