Removal foreign body foot subcutaneous right 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

$700.44

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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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$2,694.00

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.

$360.84 with Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana vs $5,010.00 with Cigna — 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
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $360.84 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare KM $360.84 ↓ -48%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $360.84 ↓ -48%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $364.45 ↓ -48%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $368.06 ↓ -47%
Aetna KM $378.88 ↓ -46%
Humana Choicecare $545.00 ↓ -22%
Triwest VA MM $655.88 ↓ -6%
Humana Gold Plus MM $655.88 ↓ -6%
Humana Gold Choice MM $655.88 ↓ -6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $669.27 ↓ -4%
Active Med PPO $669.27 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $669.27 ↓ -4%
Aetna MM $669.27 ↓ -4%
Coventry First Health MM $669.27 ↓ -4%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $669.27 ↓ -4%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $669.27 ↓ -4%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $669.27 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare MM $682.66 ↓ -3%
Dignity Health MM $689.35 ↓ -2%
Peoples Health MM $689.35 ↓ -2%
Wellcare MM $702.73 ↑ +0%
AllyAlign Health MM $736.20 ↑ +5%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $736.20 ↑ +5%
Christus Health HIX $936.98 ↑ +34%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $1,347.00 ↑ +92%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $1,347.00 ↑ +92%
Aetna New Business $1,372.00 ↑ +96%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,597.00 ↑ +128%
Aetna PPO $1,614.00 ↑ +130%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $1,616.40 ↑ +131%
Verity HealthNet PPO $1,616.40 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,616.40 ↑ +131%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $1,670.14 ↑ +138%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $1,670.14 ↑ +138%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $1,670.14 ↑ +138%
PPOplus Llc PPO $1,751.10 ↑ +150%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $1,751.10 ↑ +150%
Multiplan PPO $1,885.80 ↑ +169%
Phcs PPO $1,885.80 ↑ +169%
Health Management Network PPO $2,155.20 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $2,155.20 ↑ +208%
Provider Select PPO $2,155.20 ↑ +208%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $2,289.90 ↑ +227%
First Health PPO $2,289.90 ↑ +227%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +474%
Cigna PPO $5,010.00 ↑ +615%

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