Thrombectomy/inf pq dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt 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

$4,065.62

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$15,637.00

Gross charge

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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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$776.94 with Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana vs $46,707.45 with Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana — 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

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 $776.94 ↓ -81%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $776.94 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare KM $776.94 ↓ -81%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $784.71 ↓ -81%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $792.48 ↓ -81%
Aetna KM $815.79 ↓ -80%
Aetna New Business $2,887.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna PPO $3,397.00 ↓ -16%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↓ -1%
Humana Choicecare $5,259.00 ↑ +29%
Cigna PPO $7,561.00 ↑ +86%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $7,818.50 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $7,818.50 ↑ +92%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $9,382.20 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $9,382.20 ↑ +131%
Verity HealthNet PPO $9,382.20 ↑ +131%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $10,164.05 ↑ +150%
PPOplus Llc PPO $10,164.05 ↑ +150%
Multiplan PPO $10,945.90 ↑ +169%
Phcs PPO $10,945.90 ↑ +169%
Provider Select PPO $12,509.60 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $12,509.60 ↑ +208%
Health Management Network PPO $12,509.60 ↑ +208%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $13,291.45 ↑ +227%
First Health PPO $13,291.45 ↑ +227%
Triwest VA MM $16,739.17 ↑ +312%
Humana Gold Choice MM $16,739.17 ↑ +312%
Humana Gold Plus MM $16,739.17 ↑ +312%
Aetna MM $17,080.79 ↑ +320%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $17,080.79 ↑ +320%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $17,080.79 ↑ +320%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $17,080.79 ↑ +320%
Coventry First Health MM $17,080.79 ↑ +320%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $17,080.79 ↑ +320%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $17,080.79 ↑ +320%
Active Med PPO $17,080.79 ↑ +320%
United Healthcare MM $17,422.41 ↑ +329%
Peoples Health MM $17,593.21 ↑ +333%
Dignity Health MM $17,593.21 ↑ +333%
Wellcare MM $17,934.83 ↑ +341%
AllyAlign Health MM $18,788.87 ↑ +362%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $18,788.87 ↑ +362%
Christus Health HIX $23,913.11 ↑ +488%
United Healthcare All Payer $26,855.00 ↑ +561%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $46,707.45 ↑ +1049%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $46,707.45 ↑ +1049%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $46,707.45 ↑ +1049%

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Thrombectomy/inf pq dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $776.94 – $40,139.86
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles not published $776.94 – $35,795.96

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