Platelet pheresis each unit 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

$3,134.00

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.

$3,134.00

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.

$219.28 with Aetna SC vs $2,977.30 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 $219.28 ↓ -93%
Aetna SC AFA $219.28 ↓ -93%
Aetna SC FI $294.19 ↓ -91%
Aetna SC SI $382.42 ↓ -88%
Absolute Total Care HIX $457.56 ↓ -85%
Molina HIX $564.12 ↓ -82%
Absolute Total Care MCD $564.12 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $595.46 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $595.46 ↓ -81%
BCBS PBHIX $1,128.14 ↓ -64%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $1,128.14 ↓ -64%
Medcost NEWULTRA $1,197.19 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $1,253.60 ↓ -60%
Select Health HIX $1,347.62 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefit $1,410.30 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $1,410.30 ↓ -55%
SC State Employees COMM $1,509.82 ↓ -52%
OccuNet COMM $1,567.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,686.09 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,692.36 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $1,761.31 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $2,037.10 ↓ -35%
BCBS PreferredBlue $2,226.52 ↓ -29%
BCBS BlueChoice $2,226.52 ↓ -29%
First Health PPO $2,287.82 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $2,350.50 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $2,350.50 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $2,507.20 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMM $2,663.90 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMM $2,663.90 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $2,820.60 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $2,977.30 ↓ -5%

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Platelet pheresis each unit at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $3,134.00 $219.28 – $1,509.82

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