Vein x-ray liver 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

$6,356.00

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.

$6,356.00

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.

$104.94 with Aetna SC vs $6,438.74 with United — 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 $104.94 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC AFA $104.94 ↓ -98%
Select Health HIX $125.19 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC FI $140.76 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC SI $153.25 ↓ -98%
United MCD $694.90 ↓ -89%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $694.90 ↓ -89%
Absolute Total Care HIX $927.98 ↓ -85%
Absolute Total Care MCD $1,144.08 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $1,207.64 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $1,207.64 ↓ -81%
BCBS PBHIX $1,344.16 ↓ -79%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $1,344.16 ↓ -79%
SC State Employees COMM $1,954.30 ↓ -69%
Medcost NEWULTRA $2,427.99 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $2,542.40 ↓ -60%
BCBS PreferredBlue $2,575.56 ↓ -59%
BCBS BlueChoice $2,575.56 ↓ -59%
Employers Health Network COMM $2,860.20 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefit $2,860.20 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $3,178.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $3,419.53 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $3,432.24 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $3,572.07 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $4,131.40 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $4,639.88 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare PPO $4,767.00 ↓ -25%
MHNet COMM $4,767.00 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $5,084.80 ↓ -20%
Multiplan COMM $5,402.60 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMM $5,402.60 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $5,720.40 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $6,038.20 ↓ -5%
United AllPayerAppendix $6,438.74 ↑ +1%

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Vein x-ray liver at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $6,356.00 $104.94 – $5,508.13
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $10,190.50 $1,628.58 – $3,230.37
St Francis Downtown Greenville $4,669.80 not published
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $2,367.50 $2,936.70 – $3,230.37
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $2,367.50 $1,228.21 – $3,230.37
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades $1,428.00 $1,543.51 – $3,230.37
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden not published $236.68 – $3,357.27
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester not published $236.68 – $3,357.27

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