Shoulder X-ray (single view, both shoulders) 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 Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 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.

$15.50 with Aetna SC vs $729.60 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 AFA $15.50 —
Aetna SC NB $15.50 —
Aetna SC FI $20.99 —
Aetna SC SI $22.86 —
Select Health HIX $24.68 —
United MCD $30.64 —
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $30.64 —
SC State Employees COMM $58.10 —
Absolute Total Care HIX $112.13 —
BCBS PBHIX $117.81 —
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $117.81 —
CIGNA IFP $125.18 —
Absolute Total Care MCD $138.24 —
Pruitt Health MCR $145.92 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $145.92 —
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03 —
CIGNA NewBusiness $182.78 —
BCBS BlueChoice $224.66 —
BCBS PreferredBlue $224.66 —
CIGNA HMO $243.46 —
CIGNA PPO $273.41 —
Medcost NEWULTRA $293.38 —
United OptionsPPO $307.20 —
United GlobalBenefit $345.60 —
Employers Health Network COMM $345.60 —
OccuNet COMM $384.00 —
Medcost NEWPAYER $413.18 —
Vocational Rehab MCR $414.72 —
Medcost STANDARD $431.62 —
First Health PPO $560.64 —
MHNet COMM $576.00 —
Evernorth BHCOMM $614.40 —
Prime Health COMM $652.80 —
MultiPlan COMM $652.80 —
NovaNet COMM $691.20 —
BCBS COMM $729.60 —

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Shoulder X-ray (single view, both shoulders) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital GREER $233.35 $13.25 – $442.75
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $244.50 $48.42 – $89.03
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $171.00 $36.19 – $92.53
St Francis Downtown Greenville $261.60 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $261.60 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $170.00 $46.37 – $92.53
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $126.50 $80.94 – $89.03
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $126.50 $35.96 – $89.03

All South-carolina hospitals for this procedure →