Warde thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins 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

$69.94

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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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$269.00

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.

$22.43 with Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana vs $314.70 with Aetna — 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
Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana KM $22.43 ↓ -68%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $22.43 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare KM $22.43 ↓ -68%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $22.65 ↓ -68%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $22.88 ↓ -67%
Aetna KM $23.55 ↓ -66%
Humana Gold Choice MM $49.84 ↓ -29%
Humana Gold Plus MM $49.84 ↓ -29%
Triwest VA MM $49.84 ↓ -29%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $50.86 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare All Payer $50.86 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $50.86 ↓ -27%
Aetna MM $50.86 ↓ -27%
Coventry First Health MM $50.86 ↓ -27%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $50.86 ↓ -27%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $50.86 ↓ -27%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $50.86 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare MM $51.88 ↓ -26%
Peoples Health MM $52.39 ↓ -25%
Dignity Health MM $52.39 ↓ -25%
Wellcare MM $53.40 ↓ -24%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $55.95 ↓ -20%
AllyAlign Health MM $55.95 ↓ -20%
Christus Health HIX $71.20 ↑ +2%
Active Med PPO $89.01 ↑ +27%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $134.50 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $134.50 ↑ +92%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $161.40 ↑ +131%
Verity HealthNet PPO $161.40 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $161.40 ↑ +131%
Humana Choicecare $172.31 ↑ +146%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $174.85 ↑ +150%
PPOplus Llc PPO $174.85 ↑ +150%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $183.04 ↑ +162%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $183.04 ↑ +162%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $183.04 ↑ +162%
Phcs PPO $188.30 ↑ +169%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $188.30 ↑ +169%
Multiplan PPO $188.30 ↑ +169%
Provider Select PPO $215.20 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $215.20 ↑ +208%
Health Management Network PPO $215.20 ↑ +208%
First Health PPO $228.65 ↑ +227%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $228.65 ↑ +227%
Aetna New Business $267.50 ↑ +282%
Cigna PPO $310.29 ↑ +344%
Aetna PPO $314.70 ↑ +350%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles not published $22.43 – $300.74

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