Ercp bil/panc duct; each stent plcmt 43274 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

$1,921.14

Cash price

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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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$7,389.00

Gross charge

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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.

$483.29 with Louisiana Healthcare Connections vs $16,056.00 with Cigna — 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
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $483.29 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare KM $483.29 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $483.29 ↓ -75%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $488.12 ↓ -75%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $492.96 ↓ -74%
Aetna KM $507.45 ↓ -74%
Aetna New Business $1,589.00 ↓ -17%
Aetna PPO $1,869.00 ↓ -3%
Humana Choicecare $3,573.00 ↑ +86%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $3,694.50 ↑ +92%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $3,694.50 ↑ +92%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +109%
United Healthcare All Payer $4,060.00 ↑ +111%
Verity HealthNet PPO $4,433.40 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,433.40 ↑ +131%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $4,433.40 ↑ +131%
PPOplus Llc PPO $4,802.85 ↑ +150%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $4,802.85 ↑ +150%
Phcs PPO $5,172.30 ↑ +169%
Multiplan PPO $5,172.30 ↑ +169%
Humana Gold Choice MM $5,549.18 ↑ +189%
Humana Gold Plus MM $5,549.18 ↑ +189%
Triwest VA MM $5,549.18 ↑ +189%
Aetna MM $5,662.43 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $5,662.43 ↑ +195%
Coventry First Health MM $5,662.43 ↑ +195%
Active Med PPO $5,662.43 ↑ +195%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $5,662.43 ↑ +195%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $5,662.43 ↑ +195%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $5,662.43 ↑ +195%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $5,662.43 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare MM $5,775.68 ↑ +201%
Peoples Health MM $5,832.30 ↑ +204%
Dignity Health MM $5,832.30 ↑ +204%
Provider Select PPO $5,911.20 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $5,911.20 ↑ +208%
Health Management Network PPO $5,911.20 ↑ +208%
Wellcare MM $5,945.55 ↑ +209%
AllyAlign Health MM $6,228.67 ↑ +224%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $6,228.67 ↑ +224%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $6,280.65 ↑ +227%
First Health PPO $6,280.65 ↑ +227%
Christus Health HIX $7,927.40 ↑ +313%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $10,640.35 ↑ +454%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $10,640.35 ↑ +454%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $10,640.35 ↑ +454%
Cigna PPO $16,056.00 ↑ +736%

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Ercp bil/panc duct; each stent plcmt 43274 at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $483.29 – $13,306.71

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