Ultrasound ob >=14wks ea addl gest 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.

$70.87 with Select Health vs $2,848.00 with United Behavioral Health — 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
Select Health HIX $70.87
Aetna SC NB $79.71
Aetna SC AFA $79.71
Aetna SC FI $106.91
Aetna SC SI $116.40
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $245.41
BCBS PBHIX $245.41
United MCD $271.99
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $271.99
Absolute Total Care HIX $415.81
Aetna MCR $427.20
BCBS BlueChoice $470.26
BCBS PreferredBlue $470.26
Absolute Total Care MCD $512.64
NHC Advantage MGMCR $541.12
Pruitt Health MCR $541.12
Medcost NEWULTRA $1,087.94
United OptionsPPO $1,139.20
Employers Health Network COMM $1,281.60
United GlobalBenefit $1,281.60
OccuNet COMM $1,424.00
Medcost NEWPAYER $1,532.22
Vocational Rehab MCR $1,537.92
Medcost STANDARD $1,600.58
Humana BH COMM $1,851.20
First Health PPO $2,079.04
MHNet COMM $2,136.00
Humana Choicecare PPO $2,136.00
Evernorth BHCOMM $2,278.40
Prime Health COMM $2,420.80
Multiplan COMM $2,420.80
NovaNet COMM $2,563.20
BCBS COMM $2,705.60
United Behavioral Health VACCN $2,848.00

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Ultrasound ob >=14wks ea addl gest at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $902.50 $123.47 – $123.47
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $374.00 $92.39 – $135.12
St Francis Eastside Greenville $682.80 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $195.50 $123.47 – $135.12
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $611.00 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $611.00 $91.80 – $91.80
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $550.00 $115.37 – $115.37
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster $2,103.00 $123.47 – $123.47

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