Hydration IV infusion initial 31minutes - 1 hour 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.

$52.92 with United vs $1,043.10 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 $52.92
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $52.92
Absolute Total Care HIX $160.31
Absolute Total Care MCD $197.64
Molina HIX $197.64
NHC Advantage MGMCR $208.62
Pruitt Health MCR $208.62
Aetna SC AFA $233.87
Aetna SC NB $233.87
SC State Employees COMM $237.05
Aetna SC FI $314.03
United AllPayerAppendix $358.56
BCBS PBHIX $384.65
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $384.65
Medcost NEWULTRA $419.44
United OptionsPPO $439.20
Select Health HIX $472.14
BCBS BlueChoice $474.97
BCBS PreferredBlue $474.97
United GlobalBenefit $494.10
Employers Health Network COMM $494.10
Aetna SC SI $519.35
OccuNet COMM $549.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $590.72
Vocational Rehab MCR $592.92
Medcost STANDARD $617.08
Humana BH COMM $713.70
First Health PPO $801.54
MHNet COMM $823.50
Humana Choicecare PPO $823.50
Evernorth BHCOMM $878.40
Prime Health COMM $933.30
Multiplan COMM $933.30
NovaNet COMM $988.20
BCBS COMM $1,043.10

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Hydration IV infusion initial 31minutes - 1 hour at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $52.92 – $384.65

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