Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) 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

$333.06

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$1,281.00

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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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$153.72 with United Healthcare vs $1,205.15 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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 KM $153.72 ↓ -54%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $153.72 ↓ -54%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $153.72 ↓ -54%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $153.72 ↓ -54%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $153.72 ↓ -54%
Aetna KM $166.53 ↓ -50%
Humana Gold Plus MM $374.59 ↑ +12%
Triwest VA MM $374.59 ↑ +12%
Humana Gold Choice MM $374.59 ↑ +12%
Aetna MM $382.23 ↑ +15%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $382.23 ↑ +15%
Coventry First Health MM $382.23 ↑ +15%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $382.23 ↑ +15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $382.23 ↑ +15%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $382.23 ↑ +15%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $382.23 ↑ +15%
Active Med PPO $382.23 ↑ +15%
United Healthcare MM $389.87 ↑ +17%
Peoples Health MM $393.70 ↑ +18%
Dignity Health MM $393.70 ↑ +18%
Wellcare MM $401.34 ↑ +21%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $420.45 ↑ +26%
AllyAlign Health MM $420.45 ↑ +26%
Christus Health HIX $535.12 ↑ +61%
Humana Choicecare $584.72 ↑ +76%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $640.50 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $640.50 ↑ +92%
Healthcare Highways PPO $768.60 ↑ +131%
Verity HealthNet PPO $768.60 ↑ +131%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $768.60 ↑ +131%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $832.65 ↑ +150%
PPOplus Llc PPO $832.65 ↑ +150%
United Healthcare All Payer $848.52 ↑ +155%
Multiplan PPO $896.70 ↑ +169%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $896.70 ↑ +169%
Phcs PPO $896.70 ↑ +169%
Cigna PPO $1,017.01 ↑ +205%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $1,018.79 ↑ +206%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $1,018.79 ↑ +206%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $1,018.79 ↑ +206%
Aetna New Business $1,024.38 ↑ +208%
Provider Select PPO $1,024.80 ↑ +208%
Health Management Network PPO $1,024.80 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $1,024.80 ↑ +208%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $1,088.85 ↑ +227%
First Health PPO $1,088.85 ↑ +227%
Aetna PPO $1,205.15 ↑ +262%

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CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $262.06 – $898.24

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