In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain 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

$811.00

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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.

$811.00

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.

$8.61 with United vs $770.45 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

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 $8.61 ↓ -99%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $8.61 ↓ -99%
Aetna SC NB $61.82 ↓ -92%
Aetna SC AFA $61.82 ↓ -92%
Aetna SC FI $82.95 ↓ -90%
Aetna SC SI $107.82 ↓ -87%
BCBS PBHIX $117.18 ↓ -86%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $117.18 ↓ -86%
Absolute Total Care HIX $118.41 ↓ -85%
Molina HIX $145.98 ↓ -82%
Absolute Total Care MCD $145.98 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -82%
SC State Employees COMM $149.55 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health MCR $154.09 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $154.09 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueChoice $231.29 ↓ -71%
BCBS PreferredBlue $231.29 ↓ -71%
Medcost NEWULTRA $309.80 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $324.40 ↓ -60%
Select Health HIX $348.73 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefit $364.95 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $364.95 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $405.50 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $436.32 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $437.94 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $455.78 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $527.15 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $592.03 ↓ -27%
MHNet COMM $608.25 ↓ -25%
Humana Choicecare PPO $608.25 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $648.80 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $689.35 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $689.35 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $729.90 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $770.45 ↓ -5%

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $811.00 $8.61 – $149.55

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