Pr correction hallux valgus (bunionectomy) with sesamoidectomy when performed with first metatarsal and cuneiform joint arthrodesis any method at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital
524 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA · Christushealth · · NPI 1629076468
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$552.64 with Louisiana Healthcare Connections vs $16,645.24 with Christus Health — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Louisiana Healthcare Connections | KM | $552.64 | — |
| Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana | KM | $552.64 | — |
| United Healthcare | KM | $552.64 | — |
| Healthy Blue Louisiana | KM | $558.17 | — |
| Humana | Healthy Horizons KM | $563.69 | — |
| Aetna | KM | $580.27 | — |
| Humana | Choicecare | $1,989.00 | — |
| Aetna | New Business | $2,125.00 | — |
| Aetna | PPO | $2,500.00 | — |
| Five Point Credit Union | PPO | $4,020.00 | — |
| Cigna | PPO | $5,700.00 | — |
| United Healthcare | All Payer | $9,520.00 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana | HMO | $9,669.21 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana | Trad | $9,669.21 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Louisiana | PPO | $9,669.21 | — |
| Triwest | VA MM | $11,651.67 | — |
| United Healthcare | VA CCN MM | $11,889.46 | — |
| Coventry | First Health MM | $11,889.46 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana | MM | $11,889.46 | — |
| Humana | Gold Choice MM | $11,889.46 | — |
| Aetna | MM | $11,889.46 | — |
| Vantage Health Plan Inc | Gold Plus MM | $11,889.46 | — |
| Humana | BH MM | $11,889.46 | — |
| Arcadian | MM | $11,889.46 | — |
| Christus Health | Med Adv MM | $11,889.46 | — |
| United Healthcare | MM | $12,127.25 | — |
| Dignity Health | MM | $12,246.14 | — |
| Peoples Health | MM | $12,246.14 | — |
| Wellcare | MM | $12,483.93 | — |
| American Health Medicare | Advantage MM | $13,078.41 | — |
| AllyAlign Health | MM | $13,078.41 | — |
| Christus Health | HIX | $16,645.24 | — |
| Health Management Network | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Phcs | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Healthcare Highways | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Gilsbar Inc. | Alliance PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| HealthSmart | Accel PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| LSU First Choice Verity | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| HealthSmart | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Multiplan | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| First Health | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Vantage Health Plan Inc. | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Verity HealthNet | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Verity Healthnet National | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| PPOplus Llc | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| PPO USA | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Provider Select | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
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Pr correction hallux valgus (bunionectomy) with sesamoidectomy when performed with first metatarsal and cuneiform joint arthrodesis any method at other Louisiana hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles | not published | $552.64 – $12,864.40 |
| CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria | not published | $552.64 – $28,762.07 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland | Shreveport | not published | $552.64 – $13,378.18 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria | not published | $552.64 – $13,463.10 |
| CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center | Coushatta | not published | $535.50 – $11,304.97 |