Venous mech thrombectomy 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

$5,488.34

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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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$21,109.00

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.

$2,533.08 with Humana vs $17,942.65 with Verity Healthnet National — 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
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $2,533.08 ↓ -54%
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $2,533.08 ↓ -54%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $2,533.08 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare KM $2,533.08 ↓ -54%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $2,533.08 ↓ -54%
Aetna KM $2,744.17 ↓ -50%
Aetna New Business $3,250.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna PPO $3,824.00 ↓ -30%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare $5,259.00 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare All Payer $8,248.00 ↑ +50%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $10,554.50 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $10,554.50 ↑ +92%
Humana Gold Choice MM $10,571.63 ↑ +93%
Humana Gold Plus MM $10,571.63 ↑ +93%
Triwest VA MM $10,571.63 ↑ +93%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $10,787.38 ↑ +97%
Active Med PPO $10,787.38 ↑ +97%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $10,787.38 ↑ +97%
Aetna MM $10,787.38 ↑ +97%
Coventry First Health MM $10,787.38 ↑ +97%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $10,787.38 ↑ +97%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $10,787.38 ↑ +97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $10,787.38 ↑ +97%
United Healthcare MM $11,003.13 ↑ +100%
Peoples Health MM $11,111.00 ↑ +102%
Dignity Health MM $11,111.00 ↑ +102%
Wellcare MM $11,326.75 ↑ +106%
AllyAlign Health MM $11,866.12 ↑ +116%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $11,866.12 ↑ +116%
Verity HealthNet PPO $12,665.40 ↑ +131%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $12,665.40 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $12,665.40 ↑ +131%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $13,720.85 ↑ +150%
PPOplus Llc PPO $13,720.85 ↑ +150%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $13,935.80 ↑ +154%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $13,935.80 ↑ +154%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $13,935.80 ↑ +154%
Multiplan PPO $14,776.30 ↑ +169%
Phcs PPO $14,776.30 ↑ +169%
Christus Health HIX $15,102.33 ↑ +175%
Cigna PPO $16,056.00 ↑ +193%
HealthSmart PPO $16,887.20 ↑ +208%
Health Management Network PPO $16,887.20 ↑ +208%
Provider Select PPO $16,887.20 ↑ +208%
First Health PPO $17,942.65 ↑ +227%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $17,942.65 ↑ +227%

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Venous mech thrombectomy at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $3,916.96 – $25,350.34
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles not published $5,221.00 – $11,338.44

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