X-ray tibia/fibula 2 views (both sides) 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

$122.46

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$471.00

Gross charge

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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.

$56.52 with Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana vs $400.35 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
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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 $56.52 ↓ -54%
Healthy Blue Louisiana KM $56.52 ↓ -54%
Louisiana Healthcare Connections KM $56.52 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare KM $56.52 ↓ -54%
Humana Healthy Horizons KM $56.52 ↓ -54%
Aetna KM $61.23 ↓ -50%
Humana Choicecare $67.51 ↓ -45%
Triwest VA MM $82.08 ↓ -33%
Humana Gold Choice MM $82.08 ↓ -33%
Humana Gold Plus MM $82.08 ↓ -33%
Coventry First Health MM $83.75 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana MM $83.75 ↓ -32%
Active Med PPO $83.75 ↓ -32%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. Gold Plus MM $83.75 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare VA CCN MM $83.75 ↓ -32%
Aetna MM $83.75 ↓ -32%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $83.75 ↓ -32%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $83.75 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare MM $85.43 ↓ -30%
Peoples Health MM $86.26 ↓ -30%
Dignity Health MM $86.26 ↓ -30%
Wellcare MM $87.94 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO $91.08 ↓ -26%
AllyAlign Health MM $92.13 ↓ -25%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $92.13 ↓ -25%
Aetna New Business $104.93 ↓ -14%
Christus Health HIX $117.25 ↓ -4%
Aetna PPO $123.45 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana HMO $181.11 ↑ +48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana PPO $181.11 ↑ +48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana Trad $181.11 ↑ +48%
United Healthcare All Payer $182.03 ↑ +49%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $235.50 ↑ +92%
Vantage Health Plan Inc. PPO $235.50 ↑ +92%
Gilsbar, Inc. Alliance PPO $282.60 ↑ +131%
Healthcare Highways PPO $282.60 ↑ +131%
Verity HealthNet PPO $282.60 ↑ +131%
PPOplus Llc PPO $306.15 ↑ +150%
HealthSmart Accel PPO $306.15 ↑ +150%
Multiplan PPO $329.70 ↑ +169%
Phcs PPO $329.70 ↑ +169%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $329.70 ↑ +169%
Health Management Network PPO $376.80 ↑ +208%
HealthSmart PPO $376.80 ↑ +208%
Provider Select PPO $376.80 ↑ +208%
First Health PPO $400.35 ↑ +227%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $400.35 ↑ +227%

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X-ray tibia/fibula 2 views (both sides) at other Louisiana hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria not published $83.75 – $196.81

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