Ihc/icc per specimen each multiplex antibody stain 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

$176.54

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.

$679.00

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.

$103.69 with United Healthcare vs $736.94 with Aetna — 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 KM $103.69 ↓ -41%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $103.69 ↓ -41%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $103.69 ↓ -41%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $104.73 ↓ -41%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $105.76 ↓ -40%
Aetna KM $108.87 ↓ -38%
United Healthcare All Payer $283.41 ↑ +61%
Humana Gold Plus MM $335.33 ↑ +90%
Triwest VA MM $335.33 ↑ +90%
Humana Gold Choice MM $335.33 ↑ +90%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $339.50 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $339.50 ↑ +92%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $342.17 ↑ +94%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $342.17 ↑ +94%
Active Med PPO $342.17 ↑ +94%
Aetna MM $342.17 ↑ +94%
Coventry First Health MM $342.17 ↑ +94%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $342.17 ↑ +94%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $342.17 ↑ +94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $342.17 ↑ +94%
United Healthcare MM $349.01 ↑ +98%
Peoples Health MM $352.44 ↑ +100%
Dignity Health MM $352.44 ↑ +100%
Wellcare MM $359.28 ↑ +104%
AllyAlign Health MM $376.39 ↑ +113%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $376.39 ↑ +113%
Humana Choicecare $405.57 ↑ +130%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $407.40 ↑ +131%
Verity HealthNet PPO $407.40 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $407.40 ↑ +131%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $441.35 ↑ +150%
PPOplus Llc PPO $441.35 ↑ +150%
Phcs PPO $475.30 ↑ +169%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $475.30 ↑ +169%
Multiplan PPO $475.30 ↑ +169%
Christus Health HIX $479.04 ↑ +171%
HealthSmart PPO $543.20 ↑ +208%
Health Management Network PPO $543.20 ↑ +208%
Provider Select PPO $543.20 ↑ +208%
First Health PPO $577.15 ↑ +227%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $577.15 ↑ +227%
Cigna PPO $596.52 ↑ +238%
Aetna New Business $626.40 ↑ +255%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $628.09 ↑ +256%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $628.09 ↑ +256%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $628.09 ↑ +256%
Aetna PPO $736.94 ↑ +317%

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Ihc/icc per specimen each multiplex antibody stain at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland Shreveport not published $103.69 – $602.59

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