Ablate heart dysrhythm focus at CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital

3330 Masonic Dr, Alexandria, LA · Christushealth · · NPI 1639160799

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$4,855.50

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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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$18,675.00

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.

$1,456.61 with Humana vs $15,873.75 with Verity Healthnet National — 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

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
Humana Choicecare $1,456.61 ↓ -70%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $2,241.00 ↓ -54%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $2,241.00 ↓ -54%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $2,241.00 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare KM $2,241.00 ↓ -54%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $2,241.00 ↓ -54%
Aetna KM $2,427.75 ↓ -50%
Aetna New Business $2,887.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna PPO $3,397.00 ↓ -30%
Triwest VA MM $7,073.59 ↑ +46%
Humana Gold Choice MM $7,073.59 ↑ +46%
Humana Gold Plus MM $7,073.59 ↑ +46%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $7,217.95 ↑ +49%
Active Med PPO $7,217.95 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $7,217.95 ↑ +49%
Aetna MM $7,217.95 ↑ +49%
Coventry First Health MM $7,217.95 ↑ +49%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $7,217.95 ↑ +49%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $7,217.95 ↑ +49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $7,217.95 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare MM $7,362.31 ↑ +52%
Dignity Health MM $7,434.49 ↑ +53%
Peoples Health MM $7,434.49 ↑ +53%
Wellcare MM $7,578.85 ↑ +56%
AllyAlign Health MM $7,939.75 ↑ +64%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $7,939.75 ↑ +64%
United Healthcare All Payer $8,248.00 ↑ +70%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $9,337.50 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $9,337.50 ↑ +92%
Christus Health HIX $10,105.13 ↑ +108%
Cigna PPO $11,018.25 ↑ +127%
Verity HealthNet PPO $11,205.00 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $11,205.00 ↑ +131%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $11,205.00 ↑ +131%
PPOplus Llc PPO $12,138.75 ↑ +150%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $12,138.75 ↑ +150%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $13,072.50 ↑ +169%
Multiplan PPO $13,072.50 ↑ +169%
Phcs PPO $13,072.50 ↑ +169%
Health Management Network PPO $14,940.00 ↑ +208%
Provider Select PPO $14,940.00 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $14,940.00 ↑ +208%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $15,493.90 ↑ +219%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $15,493.90 ↑ +219%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $15,493.90 ↑ +219%
First Health PPO $15,873.75 ↑ +227%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $15,873.75 ↑ +227%

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Ablate heart dysrhythm focus at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $3,814.54 – $16,962.18
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles not published $1,645.32 – $11,874.32

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