Mayo thiopurine s-methyltransferase 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

$67.08

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.

$258.00

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.

$16.63 with Louisiana Healthcare Connections vs $219.30 with First Health — 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 $16.63 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare KM $16.63 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $16.63 ↓ -75%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $16.80 ↓ -75%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $16.96 ↓ -75%
Aetna KM $17.46 ↓ -74%
Humana Gold Choice MM $21.73 ↓ -68%
Triwest VA MM $21.73 ↓ -68%
Humana Gold Plus MM $21.73 ↓ -68%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $22.17 ↓ -67%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $22.17 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare All Payer $22.17 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $22.17 ↓ -67%
Aetna MM $22.17 ↓ -67%
Coventry First Health MM $22.17 ↓ -67%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $22.17 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $22.17 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare MM $22.61 ↓ -66%
Dignity Health MM $22.84 ↓ -66%
Peoples Health MM $22.84 ↓ -66%
Wellcare MM $23.28 ↓ -65%
AllyAlign Health MM $24.39 ↓ -64%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $24.39 ↓ -64%
Christus Health HIX $31.04 ↓ -54%
Active Med PPO $38.80 ↓ -42%
Aetna New Business $116.60 ↑ +74%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $129.00 ↑ +92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $129.00 ↑ +92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $129.00 ↑ +92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $129.00 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $129.00 ↑ +92%
Aetna PPO $137.18 ↑ +105%
Humana Choicecare $139.32 ↑ +108%
Cigna PPO $152.22 ↑ +127%
Verity HealthNet PPO $154.80 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $154.80 ↑ +131%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $154.80 ↑ +131%
PPOplus Llc PPO $167.70 ↑ +150%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $167.70 ↑ +150%
Phcs PPO $180.60 ↑ +169%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $180.60 ↑ +169%
Multiplan PPO $180.60 ↑ +169%
Provider Select PPO $206.40 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $206.40 ↑ +208%
Health Management Network PPO $206.40 ↑ +208%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $219.30 ↑ +227%
First Health PPO $219.30 ↑ +227%

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Mayo thiopurine s-methyltransferase at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $11.09 – $52.10
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital Lake Charles not published $16.63 – $24.39
CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland Shreveport not published $16.63 – $24.39
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles not published $16.63 – $24.39

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