Lung perfusion imaging 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

$4,766.00

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.

$4,766.00

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.

$70.12 with Aetna SC vs $4,527.70 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
Aetna SC NB $70.12 ↓ -99%
Aetna SC AFA $70.12 ↓ -99%
Aetna SC FI $94.05 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC SI $102.40 ↓ -98%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $222.52 ↓ -95%
United MCD $222.52 ↓ -95%
SC State Employees COMM $303.05 ↓ -94%
Select Health HIX $313.12 ↓ -93%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $512.48 ↓ -89%
BCBS PBHIX $512.48 ↓ -89%
Absolute Total Care HIX $695.84 ↓ -85%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -82%
Absolute Total Care MCD $857.88 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $905.54 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $905.54 ↓ -81%
BCBS BlueChoice $981.99 ↓ -79%
BCBS PreferredBlue $981.99 ↓ -79%
Medcost NEWULTRA $1,820.61 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $1,906.40 ↓ -60%
Employers Health Network COMM $2,144.70 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $2,144.70 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $2,383.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $2,564.11 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $2,573.64 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $2,678.49 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $3,097.90 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $3,479.18 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $3,574.50 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $3,574.50 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $3,812.80 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $4,051.10 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $4,051.10 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $4,289.40 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $4,527.70 ↓ -5%

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Lung perfusion imaging at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $4,766.00 $70.12 – $703.20

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