St analysis behavior qualitative voice/resonance 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.

$91.33 with United vs $621.30 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
United MCD $91.33
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $91.33
Absolute Total Care HIX $95.48
Humana Tricare $99.62
Arcadian MCR $106.03
Devoted Health MEDICARE $106.03
United Behavioral Health VACCN $106.03
United VACCN $106.03
Odyssey Hospice MCR $106.03
HUMANA MCR $106.03
Humana BH MCR $106.03
Advantage Hospice MCD $106.03
Advantage Hospice MCR $106.03
Companion MCR $106.03
Agape Hospice MCD $106.03
Agape Hospice MCR $106.03
BCBS MCRPPO $106.03
Aetna MCR $107.09
WellCare PFFS $108.15
WellCare SNP $108.15
United MCR $108.15
WellCare PPO $108.15
Molina MCRMMP $108.15
Absolute Total Care MCR $108.15
WellCare MCRHMO $108.15
WellCare POS $108.15
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $109.21
Clover MCR $111.33
Eon Health MCR $111.33
Cigna MCR $114.51
Molina HIX $117.72
Absolute Total Care MCD $117.72
Pruitt Health MCR $124.26
NHC Advantage MGMCR $124.26
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $127.24
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $145.47
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $145.47
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $145.47
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $155.86
Seven Corners COMM $185.55
NaphCare PRISN $222.66
Medcost NEWULTRA $249.83
SC State Employees COMM $256.99
United OptionsPPO $261.60
Select Health HIX $281.22
Employers Health Network COMM $294.30
United GlobalBenefit $294.30
OccuNet COMM $327.00
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $338.87
BCBS PBHIX $338.87
Medcost NEWPAYER $351.85
Vocational Rehab MCR $353.16
Medcost STANDARD $367.55
BCBS PreferredBlue $418.43
BCBS BlueChoice $418.43
Humana BH COMM $425.10
First Health PPO $477.42
MHNet COMM $490.50
Humana Choicecare PPO $490.50
Evernorth BHCOMM $523.20
Multiplan COMM $555.90
Prime Health COMM $555.90
NovaNet COMM $588.60
BCBS COMM $621.30
Aetna SC SI not published by hospital
Aetna SC NB not published by hospital
Aetna SC FI not published by hospital
Aetna SC AFA not published by hospital

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