Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) at HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER
401 N LIVE OAK DR, MONCKS CORNER, SC · HCA Trident Health System · · NPI 1366496937
$6,071.00
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.
$6,071.00
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.
$9.14 with BLUE CHOICE vs $6,071.00 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.
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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| BLUE CHOICE | MGMCD | $9.14 | ↓ -100% |
| United | MCD | $9.14 | ↓ -100% |
| Aetna | MCR | $910.65 | ↓ -85% |
| Aetna SC | AFA | $1,293.12 | ↓ -79% |
| Aetna SC | NB | $1,293.12 | ↓ -79% |
| Aetna SC | FI | $1,736.31 | ↓ -71% |
| Medcost | NEWULTRA | $2,319.12 | ↓ -62% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $2,428.40 | ↓ -60% |
| Pruitt Health | MCR | $2,550.00 | ↓ -58% |
| NHC Advantage | MGMCR | $2,550.00 | ↓ -58% |
| Employers Health Network | COMM | $2,731.95 | ↓ -55% |
| United | GlobalBenefit | $2,731.95 | ↓ -55% |
| Aetna SC | SI | $2,871.58 | ↓ -53% |
| Medcost | NEWPAYER | $3,266.20 | ↓ -46% |
| Vocational Rehab | MCR | $3,278.34 | ↓ -46% |
| Medcost | STANDARD | $3,411.90 | ↓ -44% |
| Humana BH | COMM | $3,946.15 | ↓ -35% |
| First Health | PPO | $4,431.83 | ↓ -27% |
| MHNet | COMM | $4,553.25 | ↓ -25% |
| Humana Choicecare | PPO | $4,553.25 | ↓ -25% |
| Evernorth | BHCOMM | $4,856.80 | ↓ -20% |
| Multiplan | COMM | $5,160.35 | ↓ -15% |
| Prime Health | COMM | $5,160.35 | ↓ -15% |
| NovaNet | COMM | $5,463.90 | ↓ -10% |
| BCBS | COMM | $5,767.45 | ↓ -5% |
| United Behavioral Health | VACCN | $6,071.00 | ↑ +0% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) at other South-carolina hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | Florence | $205.50 | not published |
| MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center | Camden | $222.00 | not published |
| St Francis Downtown | Greenville | $482.40 | not published |
| MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | Chester | $625.50 | not published |
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Orangeburg | $29.50 | not published |
| MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston | Charleston | $29.50 | not published |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center | Cades | $21.50 | not published |