Upper Arm (Humerus) X-ray (left side) at HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER
401 N LIVE OAK DR, MONCKS CORNER, SC · HCA Trident Health System · · NPI 1366496937
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Cash price 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 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.
$15.71 with United vs $1,132.40 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | MCD | $15.71 | — |
| BLUE CHOICE | MGMCD | $15.71 | — |
| Aetna SC | AFA | $16.89 | — |
| Aetna SC | NB | $16.89 | — |
| Aetna SC | FI | $22.87 | — |
| Aetna SC | SI | $24.90 | — |
| Select Health | HIX | $41.79 | — |
| SC State Employees | COMM | $59.98 | — |
| BCBS | PBHIX | $117.81 | — |
| Blue Choice Health Plan | HIX | $117.81 | — |
| Absolute Total Care | HIX | $154.09 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $182.03 | — |
| CIGNA | IFP | $194.30 | — |
| Absolute Total Care | MCD | $214.56 | — |
| BCBS | BlueChoice | $224.66 | — |
| BCBS | PreferredBlue | $224.66 | — |
| Pruitt Health | MCR | $226.48 | — |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $226.48 | — |
| CIGNA | NewBusiness | $283.70 | — |
| CIGNA | HMO | $377.86 | — |
| CIGNA | PPO | $424.35 | — |
| Medcost | NEWULTRA | $455.34 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $476.80 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefit | $536.40 | — |
| Employers Health Network | COMM | $536.40 | — |
| OccuNet | COMM | $596.00 | — |
| Medcost | NEWPAYER | $641.30 | — |
| Vocational Rehab | MCR | $643.68 | — |
| Medcost | STANDARD | $669.90 | — |
| First Health | PPO | $870.16 | — |
| MHNet | COMM | $894.00 | — |
| Evernorth | BHCOMM | $953.60 | — |
| Prime Health | COMM | $1,013.20 | — |
| MultiPlan | COMM | $1,013.20 | — |
| NovaNet | COMM | $1,072.80 | — |
| BCBS | COMM | $1,132.40 | — |
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Upper Arm (Humerus) X-ray (left side) at other South-carolina hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | Florence | $327.50 | $49.98 – $89.03 |
| MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center | Camden | $257.50 | $37.72 – $92.53 |
| St Francis Downtown | Greenville | $368.40 | not published |
| St Francis Eastside | Greenville | $368.40 | not published |
| MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | Chester | $237.00 | $49.98 – $92.53 |
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Orangeburg | $148.50 | $80.94 – $89.03 |
| MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston | Charleston | $148.50 | $37.48 – $89.03 |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center | Cades | $180.00 | $47.10 – $89.03 |