Scan duplex lower extremity arteries unilateral/limited study left 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

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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.

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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.

$204.93 with SC State Employees vs $2,711.30 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
SC State Employees COMM $204.93
BCBS PBHIX $245.41
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $245.41
Absolute Total Care HIX $416.68
BCBS BlueChoice $484.37
BCBS PreferredBlue $484.37
Absolute Total Care MCD $513.72
Molina HIX $513.72
NHC Advantage MGMCR $542.26
Pruitt Health MCR $542.26
Medcost NEWULTRA $1,090.23
United OptionsPPO $1,141.60
Select Health HIX $1,227.22
Employers Health Network COMM $1,284.30
United GlobalBenefit $1,284.30
OccuNet COMM $1,427.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,535.45
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,541.16
Medcost STANDARD $1,603.95
Humana BH COMM $1,855.10
First Health PPO $2,083.42
Humana Choicecare PPO $2,140.50
MHNet COMM $2,140.50
Evernorth BHCOMM $2,283.20
Prime Health COMM $2,425.90
Multiplan COMM $2,425.90
NovaNet COMM $2,568.60
BCBS COMM $2,711.30
Aetna SC NB not published by hospital
Aetna SC FI not published by hospital
Aetna SC AFA not published by hospital
Aetna SC SI not published by hospital

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Scan duplex lower extremity arteries unilateral/limited study left at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $755.00 $97.24 – $106.96
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $607.00 $101.06 – $111.16
St Francis Downtown Greenville $685.80 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $685.80 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $220.00 $101.06 – $111.16
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $464.50 $97.24 – $106.96
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $464.50 $97.24 – $108.38
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $418.00 $97.24 – $136.20

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