Prgrmg eval implantable dfb 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

$65.52

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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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$252.00

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$30.24 with Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana vs $4,776.00 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

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
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $30.24 ↓ -54%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $30.24 ↓ -54%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $30.24 ↓ -54%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $30.24 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare KM $30.24 ↓ -54%
Aetna KM $32.76 ↓ -50%
Humana Gold Choice MM $34.76 ↓ -47%
Triwest VA MM $34.76 ↓ -47%
Humana Gold Plus MM $34.76 ↓ -47%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $35.47 ↓ -46%
Active Med PPO $35.47 ↓ -46%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $35.47 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $35.47 ↓ -46%
Aetna MM $35.47 ↓ -46%
Coventry First Health MM $35.47 ↓ -46%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $35.47 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $35.47 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare MM $36.18 ↓ -45%
Dignity Health MM $36.53 ↓ -44%
Peoples Health MM $36.53 ↓ -44%
Wellcare MM $37.24 ↓ -43%
AllyAlign Health MM $39.02 ↓ -40%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $39.02 ↓ -40%
Christus Health HIX $49.66 ↓ -24%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $110.03 ↑ +68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $110.03 ↑ +68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $110.03 ↑ +68%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $126.00 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $126.00 ↑ +92%
Cigna PPO $148.68 ↑ +127%
Healthcare Highways PPO $151.20 ↑ +131%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $151.20 ↑ +131%
Verity HealthNet PPO $151.20 ↑ +131%
Aetna New Business $153.72 ↑ +135%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $163.80 ↑ +150%
PPOplus Llc PPO $163.80 ↑ +150%
Phcs PPO $176.40 ↑ +169%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $176.40 ↑ +169%
Multiplan PPO $176.40 ↑ +169%
Aetna PPO $181.44 ↑ +177%
Humana Choicecare $196.93 ↑ +201%
HealthSmart PPO $201.60 ↑ +208%
Provider Select PPO $201.60 ↑ +208%
Health Management Network PPO $201.60 ↑ +208%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $214.20 ↑ +227%
First Health PPO $214.20 ↑ +227%
United Healthcare All Payer $4,776.00 ↑ +7189%

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Prgrmg eval implantable dfb at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $27.80 – $590.00
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital Lake Charles not published $33.77 – $85.64
CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland Shreveport not published $34.55 – $73.44
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles not published $33.21 – $84.33

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