Ultrasound breast unilateral limited (both sides) 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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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.

$65.90 with Aetna SC vs $1,975.05 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 NB $65.90
Aetna SC AFA $65.90
United MCD $82.44
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $82.44
Aetna SC FI $88.39
Select Health HIX $90.83
Aetna SC SI $96.24
BCBS PBHIX $153.44
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $153.44
Absolute Total Care HIX $154.09
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
SC State Employees COMM $187.20
BCBS BlueChoice $294.02
BCBS PreferredBlue $294.02
Absolute Total Care MCD $374.22
Pruitt Health MCR $395.01
NHC Advantage MGMCR $395.01
Medcost NEWULTRA $794.18
United OptionsPPO $831.60
United GlobalBenefit $935.55
Employers Health Network COMM $935.55
OccuNet COMM $1,039.50
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,118.50
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,122.66
Medcost STANDARD $1,168.40
Humana BH COMM $1,351.35
First Health PPO $1,517.67
MHNet COMM $1,559.25
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,559.25
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,663.20
Multiplan COMM $1,767.15
Prime Health COMM $1,767.15
NovaNet COMM $1,871.10
BCBS COMM $1,975.05

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Ultrasound breast unilateral limited (both sides) at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $625.00 $80.94 – $89.03
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $276.50 $84.12 – $92.53
St Francis Downtown Greenville $569.40 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $569.40 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $520.50 $84.12 – $92.53
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $471.00 $80.94 – $89.03
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $471.00 $80.94 – $94.29
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $424.00 $80.94 – $115.04

All South-carolina hospitals for this procedure →