X-ray ribs 3 views bilateral 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

$1,350.00

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.

$1,350.00

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.

$27.95 with Aetna SC vs $1,282.50 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.

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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 $27.95 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC NB $27.95 ↓ -98%
Aetna SC FI $37.49 ↓ -97%
Aetna SC SI $40.82 ↓ -97%
BLUE CHOICE MGMCD $51.10 ↓ -96%
United MCD $51.10 ↓ -96%
Select Health HIX $52.05 ↓ -96%
SC State Employees COMM $86.88 ↓ -94%
Blue Choice Health Plan HIX $112.74 ↓ -92%
BCBS PBHIX $112.74 ↓ -92%
Absolute Total Care HIX $186.09 ↓ -86%
BCBS BlueChoice $216.02 ↓ -84%
BCBS PreferredBlue $216.02 ↓ -84%
Absolute Total Care MCD $243.00 ↓ -82%
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $256.50 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health MCR $256.50 ↓ -81%
Medcost NEWULTRA $515.70 ↓ -62%
United OptionsPPO $540.00 ↓ -60%
United GlobalBenefit $607.50 ↓ -55%
Employers Health Network COMM $607.50 ↓ -55%
OccuNet COMM $675.00 ↓ -50%
Medcost NEWPAYER $726.30 ↓ -46%
Vocational Rehab MCR $729.00 ↓ -46%
Medcost STANDARD $758.70 ↓ -44%
Humana BH COMM $877.50 ↓ -35%
First Health PPO $985.50 ↓ -27%
MHNet COMM $1,012.50 ↓ -25%
Humana Choicecare PPO $1,012.50 ↓ -25%
Evernorth BHCOMM $1,080.00 ↓ -20%
Prime Health COMM $1,147.50 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $1,147.50 ↓ -15%
NovaNet COMM $1,215.00 ↓ -10%
BCBS COMM $1,282.50 ↓ -5%

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X-ray ribs 3 views bilateral at other South-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson $1,350.00 $27.95 – $186.09
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence $475.00 $60.00 – $106.96
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden $336.00 $45.29 – $111.16
St Francis Downtown Greenville $312.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville $312.00 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester $145.50 $60.00 – $111.16
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg $159.00 $97.24 – $106.96
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston $159.00 $44.99 – $106.96

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