Cathj umbilical vein dx/ther nb 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

$2,191.02

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.

$8,427.00

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.

$857.00 with United Healthcare vs $8,427.00 with United Healthcare — 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
United Healthcare All Payer $857.00 ↓ -61%
Aetna MM $1,011.24 ↓ -54%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,264.05 ↓ -42%
Humana Choicecare $1,386.00 ↓ -37%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $1,450.94 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare KM $1,450.94 ↓ -34%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $1,450.94 ↓ -34%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $1,465.45 ↓ -33%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $1,479.96 ↓ -32%
Aetna KM $1,523.49 ↓ -30%
Christus Health HIX $1,769.67 ↓ -19%
Aetna New Business $2,636.00 ↑ +20%
Aetna PPO $3,101.00 ↑ +42%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +83%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $4,213.50 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $4,213.50 ↑ +92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $4,213.50 ↑ +92%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $5,056.20 ↑ +131%
Cigna PPO $5,056.20 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $5,056.20 ↑ +131%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $5,056.20 ↑ +131%
Verity HealthNet PPO $5,056.20 ↑ +131%
PPOplus Llc PPO $5,477.55 ↑ +150%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $5,477.55 ↑ +150%
Phcs PPO $5,898.90 ↑ +169%
Multiplan PPO $5,898.90 ↑ +169%
Health Management Network PPO $6,741.60 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $6,741.60 ↑ +208%
Provider Select PPO $6,741.60 ↑ +208%
First Health PPO $7,162.95 ↑ +227%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $7,162.95 ↑ +227%
Triwest VA MM $7,162.95 ↑ +227%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $8,427.00 ↑ +285%

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Cathj umbilical vein dx/ther nb at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $1,450.94 – $1,465.45
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital Lake Charles not published $1,450.94 – $1,523.49

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