Ntsty modul rad tx dlvr smpl 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

$8,896.00

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.

$8,896.00

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.

$463.46 with United vs $8,451.20 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 $463.46 ↓ -95%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $463.46 ↓ -95%
Aetna SC AFA $685.59 ↓ -92%
Aetna SC NB $685.59 ↓ -92%
SC State Employees COMM $777.62 ↓ -91%
Aetna SC FI $919.58 ↓ -90%
Aetna SC SI $1,001.22 ↓ -89%
Absolute Total Care HIX $1,012.32 ↓ -89%
Molina HIX $1,601.28 ↓ -82%
Medcost NEWULTRA $3,398.27 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $3,558.40 ↓ -60%
Select Health HIX $3,825.28 ↓ -57%
Employers Health Network COMM $4,003.20 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $4,003.20 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $4,448.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $4,786.05 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $4,803.84 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $4,999.55 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $5,782.40 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $6,494.08 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $6,672.00 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $6,672.00 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $7,116.80 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $7,561.60 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $7,561.60 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $8,006.40 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $8,451.20 ↓ -5%
BCBS BlueChoice not published by hospital
BCBS PBHIX not published by hospital
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX not published by hospital
BCBS PreferredBlue not published by hospital

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Ntsty modul rad tx dlvr smpl at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $8,896.00 $463.46 – $1,012.32

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