Ultrasound abdomen aorta screening study aaa 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

$237.90

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$915.00

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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.

$98.28 with United Healthcare vs $696.15 with Verity Healthnet National — 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

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
United Healthcare KM $98.28 ↓ -59%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $98.28 ↓ -59%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $98.28 ↓ -59%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $98.28 ↓ -59%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $98.28 ↓ -59%
Humana Gold Choice MM $99.13 ↓ -58%
Humana Gold Plus MM $99.13 ↓ -58%
Triwest VA MM $99.13 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $101.15 ↓ -57%
Active Med PPO $101.15 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $101.15 ↓ -57%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $101.15 ↓ -57%
Aetna MM $101.15 ↓ -57%
Coventry First Health MM $101.15 ↓ -57%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $101.15 ↓ -57%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $101.15 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare MM $103.17 ↓ -57%
Dignity Health MM $104.18 ↓ -56%
Peoples Health MM $104.18 ↓ -56%
Wellcare MM $106.21 ↓ -55%
Aetna KM $106.47 ↓ -55%
AllyAlign Health MM $111.27 ↓ -53%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $111.27 ↓ -53%
Christus Health HIX $141.61 ↓ -40%
Humana Choicecare $222.10 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare All Payer $245.18 ↑ +3%
Cigna PPO $299.03 ↑ +26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $333.71 ↑ +40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $333.71 ↑ +40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $333.71 ↑ +40%
Aetna New Business $402.75 ↑ +69%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $409.50 ↑ +72%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $409.50 ↑ +72%
Aetna PPO $473.82 ↑ +99%
Verity HealthNet PPO $491.40 ↑ +107%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $491.40 ↑ +107%
Healthcare Highways PPO $491.40 ↑ +107%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $532.35 ↑ +124%
PPOplus Llc PPO $532.35 ↑ +124%
Phcs PPO $573.30 ↑ +141%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $573.30 ↑ +141%
Multiplan PPO $573.30 ↑ +141%
HealthSmart PPO $655.20 ↑ +175%
Provider Select PPO $655.20 ↑ +175%
Health Management Network PPO $655.20 ↑ +175%
First Health PPO $696.15 ↑ +193%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $696.15 ↑ +193%

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Ultrasound abdomen aorta screening study aaa at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $84.20 – $245.18

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