IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour 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

$44.98

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$173.00

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.

$19.80 with United Healthcare vs $1,583.00 with United Healthcare — 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 $19.80 ↓ -56%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $19.80 ↓ -56%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $19.80 ↓ -56%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $19.80 ↓ -56%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $19.80 ↓ -56%
Aetna KM $21.45 ↓ -52%
Humana Gold Choice MM $66.35 ↑ +48%
Humana Gold Plus MM $66.35 ↑ +48%
Triwest VA MM $66.35 ↑ +48%
Aetna MM $67.70 ↑ +51%
Active Med PPO $67.70 ↑ +51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $67.70 ↑ +51%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $67.70 ↑ +51%
Coventry First Health MM $67.70 ↑ +51%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $67.70 ↑ +51%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $67.70 ↑ +51%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $67.70 ↑ +51%
United Healthcare MM $69.05 ↑ +54%
Dignity Health MM $69.73 ↑ +55%
Peoples Health MM $69.73 ↑ +55%
Wellcare MM $71.09 ↑ +58%
Humana Choicecare $72.62 ↑ +61%
AllyAlign Health MM $74.47 ↑ +66%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $74.47 ↑ +66%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $82.50 ↑ +83%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $82.50 ↑ +83%
Christus Health HIX $94.78 ↑ +111%
Cigna PPO $97.35 ↑ +116%
Verity HealthNet PPO $99.00 ↑ +120%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $99.00 ↑ +120%
Healthcare Highways PPO $99.00 ↑ +120%
Aetna New Business $100.65 ↑ +124%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $107.25 ↑ +138%
PPOplus Llc PPO $107.25 ↑ +138%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $115.50 ↑ +157%
Phcs PPO $115.50 ↑ +157%
Multiplan PPO $115.50 ↑ +157%
Aetna PPO $118.80 ↑ +164%
HealthSmart PPO $132.00 ↑ +193%
Health Management Network PPO $132.00 ↑ +193%
Provider Select PPO $132.00 ↑ +193%
First Health PPO $140.25 ↑ +212%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $140.25 ↑ +212%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $169.68 ↑ +277%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $169.68 ↑ +277%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $169.68 ↑ +277%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,583.00 ↑ +3419%

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