Ghs abscess postoperative iandd complex 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

$2,783.82

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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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$10,707.00

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 $6,695.00 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

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 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $483.29 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare KM $483.29 ↓ -83%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $488.12 ↓ -82%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $492.96 ↓ -82%
Aetna KM $507.45 ↓ -82%
Aetna New Business $1,372.00 ↓ -51%
Aetna PPO $1,614.00 ↓ -42%
Humana Choicecare $1,751.00 ↓ -37%
Humana Gold Choice MM $2,667.99 ↓ -4%
Triwest VA MM $2,667.99 ↓ -4%
Humana Gold Plus MM $2,667.99 ↓ -4%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $2,722.44 ↓ -2%
Active Med PPO $2,722.44 ↓ -2%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $2,722.44 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $2,722.44 ↓ -2%
Aetna MM $2,722.44 ↓ -2%
Coventry First Health MM $2,722.44 ↓ -2%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $2,722.44 ↓ -2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $2,722.44 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare MM $2,776.89 ↓ -0%
Dignity Health MM $2,804.11 ↑ +1%
Peoples Health MM $2,804.11 ↑ +1%
Wellcare MM $2,858.56 ↑ +3%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $2,987.00 ↑ +7%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $2,987.00 ↑ +7%
AllyAlign Health MM $2,994.68 ↑ +8%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $2,994.68 ↑ +8%
Healthcare Highways PPO $3,584.40 ↑ +29%
Verity HealthNet PPO $3,584.40 ↑ +29%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $3,584.40 ↑ +29%
Christus Health HIX $3,811.42 ↑ +37%
PPOplus Llc PPO $3,883.10 ↑ +39%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $3,883.10 ↑ +39%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +44%
United Healthcare All Payer $4,060.00 ↑ +46%
Multiplan PPO $4,181.80 ↑ +50%
Phcs PPO $4,181.80 ↑ +50%
Provider Select PPO $4,779.20 ↑ +72%
Health Management Network PPO $4,779.20 ↑ +72%
HealthSmart PPO $4,779.20 ↑ +72%
First Health PPO $5,077.90 ↑ +82%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $5,077.90 ↑ +82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $6,371.48 ↑ +129%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $6,371.48 ↑ +129%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $6,371.48 ↑ +129%
Cigna PPO $6,695.00 ↑ +140%

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Ghs abscess postoperative iandd complex at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $483.29 – $6,397.73
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles not published $483.29 – $4,883.01

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