X-linked intellectual dblt 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.

$0.02 with Aetna SC vs $2,742.00 with Molina — 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 AFA $0.02
Aetna SC NB $0.02
Aetna SC FI $0.03
Aetna SC SI $0.03
Agape Hospice MCD $914.00
Devoted Health MEDICARE $914.00
Humana BH MCR $914.00
United VACCN $914.00
United AllPayerAppendix $914.00
HUMANA MCR $914.00
Companion MCR $914.00
BCBS MCRPPO $914.00
Arcadian MCR $914.00
Advantage Hospice MCD $914.00
Advantage Hospice MCR $914.00
Agape Hospice MCR $914.00
United Behavioral Health VACCN $914.00
Odyssey Hospice MCR $914.00
Aetna MCR $923.14
WellCare SNP $932.28
Absolute Total Care MCR $932.28
WellCare PPO $932.28
WellCare PFFS $932.28
United MCR $932.28
Molina MCRMMP $932.28
WellCare MCRHMO $932.28
WellCare POS $932.28
BoldAge PACE MGMCR $941.42
Eon Health MCR $959.70
Clover MCR $959.70
Cigna MCR $987.12
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $1,096.80
Employer's Health Network WCOMP $1,254.01
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $1,254.01
CorVel Corporation WORKERSCOMP $1,254.01
Heritage Summit WorkersComp $1,343.58
Absolute Total Care HIX $1,599.50
Seven Corners COMM $1,599.50
Select Health HIX $1,773.16
NaphCare PRISN $1,919.40
Molina HIX $2,742.00

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X-linked intellectual dblt at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson not published $0.02 – $1,919.40

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