Colposcopy w/biopsy of cervix 57455 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

$218.14

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$839.00

Gross charge

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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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$186.00 with Humana vs $4,020.00 with Five Point Credit Union — 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

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
Humana Choicecare $186.00 ↓ -15%
Triwest VA MM $283.56 ↑ +30%
Humana Gold Choice MM $283.56 ↑ +30%
Humana Gold Plus MM $283.56 ↑ +30%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $289.35 ↑ +33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $289.35 ↑ +33%
Active Med PPO $289.35 ↑ +33%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $289.35 ↑ +33%
Aetna MM $289.35 ↑ +33%
Coventry First Health MM $289.35 ↑ +33%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $289.35 ↑ +33%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $289.35 ↑ +33%
United Healthcare MM $295.14 ↑ +35%
Dignity Health MM $298.03 ↑ +37%
Peoples Health MM $298.03 ↑ +37%
Wellcare MM $303.82 ↑ +39%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $318.29 ↑ +46%
AllyAlign Health MM $318.29 ↑ +46%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $339.50 ↑ +56%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $339.50 ↑ +56%
United Healthcare KM $360.84 ↑ +65%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $360.84 ↑ +65%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $360.84 ↑ +65%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $364.45 ↑ +67%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $368.06 ↑ +69%
Aetna KM $378.88 ↑ +74%
Aetna New Business $393.82 ↑ +81%
Christus Health HIX $405.09 ↑ +86%
Cigna PPO $407.40 ↑ +87%
Verity HealthNet PPO $407.40 ↑ +87%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $407.40 ↑ +87%
Healthcare Highways PPO $407.40 ↑ +87%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $441.35 ↑ +102%
PPOplus Llc PPO $441.35 ↑ +102%
Aetna PPO $461.72 ↑ +112%
Phcs PPO $475.30 ↑ +118%
Multiplan PPO $475.30 ↑ +118%
Health Management Network PPO $543.20 ↑ +149%
HealthSmart PPO $543.20 ↑ +149%
Provider Select PPO $543.20 ↑ +149%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $577.15 ↑ +165%
First Health PPO $577.15 ↑ +165%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $782.37 ↑ +259%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $782.37 ↑ +259%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $782.37 ↑ +259%
United Healthcare All Payer $857.00 ↑ +293%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +1743%

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Colposcopy w/biopsy of cervix 57455 at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $101.64 – $679.97
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital Lake Charles not published $184.00 – $608.97
CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland Shreveport not published $191.00 – $522.21

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