Tracheobrnchsc thru est trachs incisn 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

$584.22

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,247.00

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 United Healthcare 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
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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 $360.84 ↓ -38%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $360.84 ↓ -38%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $360.84 ↓ -38%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $364.45 ↓ -38%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $368.06 ↓ -37%
Aetna KM $378.88 ↓ -35%
Triwest VA MM $474.72 ↓ -19%
Humana Gold Plus MM $474.72 ↓ -19%
Humana Gold Choice MM $474.72 ↓ -19%
Coventry First Health MM $484.41 ↓ -17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $484.41 ↓ -17%
Active Med PPO $484.41 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $484.41 ↓ -17%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $484.41 ↓ -17%
Aetna MM $484.41 ↓ -17%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $484.41 ↓ -17%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $484.41 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare MM $494.10 ↓ -15%
Dignity Health MM $498.94 ↓ -15%
Peoples Health MM $498.94 ↓ -15%
Wellcare MM $508.63 ↓ -13%
AllyAlign Health MM $532.85 ↓ -9%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $532.85 ↓ -9%
Christus Health HIX $678.17 ↑ +16%
United Healthcare All Payer $857.00 ↑ +47%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $1,123.50 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $1,123.50 ↑ +92%
Aetna New Business $1,230.00 ↑ +111%
Humana Choicecare $1,307.00 ↑ +124%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $1,340.75 ↑ +129%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $1,340.75 ↑ +129%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $1,340.75 ↑ +129%
Verity HealthNet PPO $1,348.20 ↑ +131%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $1,348.20 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,348.20 ↑ +131%
Aetna PPO $1,447.00 ↑ +148%
PPOplus Llc PPO $1,460.55 ↑ +150%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $1,460.55 ↑ +150%
Multiplan PPO $1,572.90 ↑ +169%
Phcs PPO $1,572.90 ↑ +169%
Health Management Network PPO $1,797.60 ↑ +208%
Provider Select PPO $1,797.60 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $1,797.60 ↑ +208%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $1,909.95 ↑ +227%
First Health PPO $1,909.95 ↑ +227%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +588%
Cigna PPO $5,010.00 ↑ +758%

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Tracheobrnchsc thru est trachs incisn at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $360.84 – $1,138.36
CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland Shreveport not published $360.84 – $894.91

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