Milrinone 20 mg/100 ml(200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggybk 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

$88.46

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$340.23

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.

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$1.47 with United Healthcare vs $322.51 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

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 All Payer $1.47 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $2.08 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $2.08 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $2.08 ↓ -98%
Humana Choicecare $4.79 ↓ -95%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $38.70 ↓ -56%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $38.70 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare KM $38.70 ↓ -56%
Aetna MM $38.70 ↓ -56%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $38.70 ↓ -56%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $38.70 ↓ -56%
Aetna KM $41.92 ↓ -53%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $48.37 ↓ -45%
Christus Health HIX $67.72 ↓ -23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $161.25 ↑ +82%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $161.25 ↑ +82%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $161.25 ↑ +82%
Cigna PPO $190.28 ↑ +115%
Multiplan PPO $193.50 ↑ +119%
Healthcare Highways PPO $193.50 ↑ +119%
Phcs PPO $193.50 ↑ +119%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $193.50 ↑ +119%
PPOplus Llc PPO $193.50 ↑ +119%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $193.50 ↑ +119%
Verity HealthNet PPO $193.50 ↑ +119%
Aetna New Business $193.50 ↑ +119%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $209.63 ↑ +137%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $225.75 ↑ +155%
Aetna PPO $228.98 ↑ +159%
Health Management Network PPO $258.00 ↑ +192%
HealthSmart PPO $258.00 ↑ +192%
Provider Select PPO $258.00 ↑ +192%
First Health PPO $274.13 ↑ +210%
Triwest VA MM $274.13 ↑ +210%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $274.13 ↑ +210%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $322.51 ↑ +265%

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Milrinone 20 mg/100 ml(200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggybk at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $1.73 – $3.34
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital Lake Charles not published $1.47 – $5.41
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles not published $1.47 – $5.41
CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center Coushatta not published $1.47 – $2.08

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