Ultrasound abdomen aorta screening study aaa 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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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.

$52.92 with Aetna SC vs $1,561.80 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

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 NB $52.92
Aetna SC AFA $52.92
Aetna SC FI $70.99
Aetna SC SI $77.29
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $87.69
United MCD $87.69
Select Health HIX $138.73
Absolute Total Care HIX $186.09
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $245.41
BCBS PBHIX $245.41
Absolute Total Care MCD $295.92
SC State Employees COMM $297.98
NHC Advantage MGMCR $312.36
Pruitt Health MCR $312.36
BCBS PreferredBlue $484.37
BCBS BlueChoice $484.37
Medcost NEWULTRA $628.01
United OptionsPPO $657.60
Employers Health Network COMM $739.80
United GlobalBenefit $739.80
OccuNet COMM $822.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $884.47
Vocational Rehab MCR $887.76
Medcost STANDARD $923.93
Humana BH COMM $1,068.60
First Health PPO $1,200.12
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,233.00
MHNet COMM $1,233.00
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,315.20
Prime Health COMM $1,397.40
Multiplan COMM $1,397.40
NovaNet COMM $1,479.60
BCBS COMM $1,561.80

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Ultrasound abdomen aorta screening study aaa at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $819.00 $97.24 – $106.96
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $452.50 $101.06 – $111.16
St Francis Downtown Greenville $343.20 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $343.20 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $267.50 $101.06 – $111.16
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $127.00 $97.24 – $106.96
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $127.00 $97.24 – $149.57
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $114.00 $97.24 – $182.50

All South-carolina hospitals for this procedure →