Inhalation aerosol pentamidine pneumocystis pneumonia treatment/prophylaxis 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

$222.82

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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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$857.00

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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.

$102.84 with Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana vs $728.45 with Verity Healthnet National — 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
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $102.84 ↓ -54%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $102.84 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare KM $102.84 ↓ -54%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $102.84 ↓ -54%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $102.84 ↓ -54%
Aetna KM $111.41 ↓ -50%
Humana Choicecare $181.00 ↓ -19%
Triwest VA MM $189.60 ↓ -15%
Humana Gold Plus MM $189.60 ↓ -15%
Humana Gold Choice MM $189.60 ↓ -15%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $193.47 ↓ -13%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $193.47 ↓ -13%
Active Med PPO $193.47 ↓ -13%
Aetna MM $193.47 ↓ -13%
Coventry First Health MM $193.47 ↓ -13%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $193.47 ↓ -13%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $193.47 ↓ -13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $193.47 ↓ -13%
United Healthcare MM $197.34 ↓ -11%
Peoples Health MM $199.27 ↓ -11%
Dignity Health MM $199.27 ↓ -11%
Wellcare MM $203.14 ↓ -9%
AllyAlign Health MM $212.82 ↓ -4%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $212.82 ↓ -4%
Christus Health HIX $270.86 ↑ +22%
United Healthcare All Payer $301.00 ↑ +35%
Cigna PPO $311.00 ↑ +40%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $428.50 ↑ +92%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $428.50 ↑ +92%
Verity HealthNet PPO $514.20 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $514.20 ↑ +131%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $514.20 ↑ +131%
Aetna New Business $522.77 ↑ +135%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $543.39 ↑ +144%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $543.39 ↑ +144%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $543.39 ↑ +144%
PPOplus Llc PPO $557.05 ↑ +150%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $557.05 ↑ +150%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $599.90 ↑ +169%
Phcs PPO $599.90 ↑ +169%
Multiplan PPO $599.90 ↑ +169%
Aetna PPO $617.04 ↑ +177%
Provider Select PPO $685.60 ↑ +208%
Health Management Network PPO $685.60 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $685.60 ↑ +208%
First Health PPO $728.45 ↑ +227%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $728.45 ↑ +227%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $79.00 – $454.65
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