Protein total serum plasma whole blood 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

$43.00

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.

$43.00

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.

$2.26 with BCBS vs $40.85 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
BCBS PBHIX $2.26 ↓ -95%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $2.26 ↓ -95%
Humana Tricare $3.13 ↓ -93%
Advantage Hospice MCR $3.67 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health MEDICARE $3.67 ↓ -91%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $3.67 ↓ -91%
Odyssey Hospice MCR $3.67 ↓ -91%
Humana BH MCR $3.67 ↓ -91%
Companion MCR $3.67 ↓ -91%
United VACCN $3.67 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.67 ↓ -91%
BCBS MCRPPO $3.67 ↓ -91%
HUMANA MCR $3.67 ↓ -91%
Arcadian MCR $3.67 ↓ -91%
Agape Hospice MCR $3.67 ↓ -91%
Agape Hospice MCD $3.67 ↓ -91%
Advantage Hospice MCD $3.67 ↓ -91%
Aetna MCR $3.71 ↓ -91%
WellCare MCRHMO $3.74 ↓ -91%
WellCare PFFS $3.74 ↓ -91%
United MCR $3.74 ↓ -91%
WellCare POS $3.74 ↓ -91%
WellCare SNP $3.74 ↓ -91%
WellCare PPO $3.74 ↓ -91%
Molina MCRMMP $3.74 ↓ -91%
Absolute Total Care MCR $3.74 ↓ -91%
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $3.78 ↓ -91%
Clover MCR $3.85 ↓ -91%
Eon Health MCR $3.85 ↓ -91%
Cigna MCR $3.96 ↓ -91%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $4.40 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueChoice $4.48 ↓ -90%
BCBS PreferredBlue $4.48 ↓ -90%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $4.73 ↓ -89%
United MCD $4.73 ↓ -89%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $5.04 ↓ -88%
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $5.04 ↓ -88%
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $5.04 ↓ -88%
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $5.39 ↓ -87%
Aetna SC AFA $5.51 ↓ -87%
Aetna SC NB $5.51 ↓ -87%
Seven Corners COMM $6.42 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care HIX $6.42 ↓ -85%
Select Health HIX $7.12 ↓ -83%
Aetna SC FI $7.39 ↓ -83%
NaphCare PRISN $7.71 ↓ -82%
Absolute Total Care MCD $7.74 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health MCR $8.17 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $8.17 ↓ -81%
Aetna SC SI $9.61 ↓ -78%
Molina HIX $11.01 ↓ -74%
Medcost NEWULTRA $16.43 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $17.20 ↓ -60%
Employers Health Network COMM $19.35 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $19.35 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $21.50 ↓ -50%
SC State Employees COMM $22.21 ↓ -48%
Medcost NEWPAYER $23.13 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $23.22 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $24.17 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $27.95 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $31.39 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $32.25 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $32.25 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $34.40 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $36.55 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $36.55 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $38.70 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $40.85 ↓ -5%

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Protein total serum plasma whole blood at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $43.00 $2.26 – $22.21
St Francis Downtown Greenville $46.80 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $46.80 not published

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