Swallowing Therapy Session 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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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.

$62.93 with Absolute Total Care vs $409.45 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
Absolute Total Care HIX $62.93 —
United MCD $70.06 —
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $70.06 —
CIGNA IFP $70.25 —
Molina HIX $77.58 —
Absolute Total Care MCD $77.58 —
Humana Tricare $78.72 —
Agape Hospice MCR $81.15 —
Arcadian MCR $81.15 —
Humana BH MCR $81.15 —
BCBS MCRPPO $81.15 —
Humana MCR $81.15 —
Devoted Health MEDICARE $81.15 —
Companion MCR $81.15 —
United Behavioral Health VACCN $81.15 —
Advantage Hospice MCD $81.15 —
Advantage Hospice MCR $81.15 —
United VACCN $81.15 —
Odyssey Hospice MCR $81.15 —
Agape Hospice MCD $81.15 —
Pruitt Health MCR $81.89 —
NHC Advantage MGMCR $81.89 —
Aetna MCR $81.96 —
Molina MCRMMP $82.77 —
United MCR $82.77 —
WellCare PPO $82.77 —
WellCare POS $82.77 —
WellCare PFFS $82.77 —
WellCare SNP $82.77 —
WellCare MCRHMO $82.77 —
Absolute Total Care MCR $82.77 —
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $83.58 —
Clover MCR $85.21 —
Eon Health MCR $85.21 —
Cigna MCR $87.64 —
Aetna SC AFA $88.36 —
Aetna SC NB $88.36 —
BCBS PBHIX $91.25 —
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $91.25 —
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $97.38 —
CIGNA NewBusiness $102.58 —
SC State Employees COMM $107.45 —
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $111.34 —
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $111.34 —
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $111.34 —
BCBS BlueChoice $112.14 —
BCBS PreferredBlue $112.14 —
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $119.29 —
Aetna SC FI $119.82 —
CIGNA HMO $136.63 —
Seven Corners COMM $142.01 —
CIGNA PPO $153.44 —
Medcost NEWULTRA $164.64 —
NaphCare PRISN $170.42 —
United OptionsPPO $172.40 —
Select Health HIX $185.33 —
Employers Health Network COMM $193.95 —
United GlobalBenefit $193.95 —
Aetna SC SI $198.26 —
OccuNet COMM $215.50 —
Medcost NEWPAYER $231.88 —
Vocational Rehab MCR $232.74 —
Medcost STANDARD $242.22 —
First Health PPO $314.63 —
MHNet COMM $323.25 —
Evernorth BHCOMM $344.80 —
Prime Health COMM $366.35 —
MultiPlan COMM $366.35 —
NovaNet COMM $387.90 —
BCBS COMM $409.45 —

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Swallowing Therapy Session at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $288.50 $74.21 – $89.27
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $193.50 $54.49 – $89.27
St Francis Downtown Greenville $186.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $186.00 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $194.50 $74.21 – $89.27
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $194.50 $81.15 – $89.27
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $194.50 $54.15 – $89.27
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $153.50 $66.07 – $89.27

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