Antibody elution rbc reference at CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont

6025 Metropolitan Drive, Beaumont, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1679557888

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$179.52

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$544.00

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.

$54.40 with United Healthcare vs $731.85 with Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas — 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
United Healthcare Star KM $54.40 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $54.40 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Chip KM $54.40 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $54.40 ↓ -70%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $59.84 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $59.84 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $59.84 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $59.84 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $59.84 ↓ -67%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $65.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $65.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $65.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $65.28 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $65.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $65.28 ↓ -64%
Community Health Choice Star KM $65.28 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $65.28 ↓ -64%
Humana Choicecare $66.72 ↓ -63%
Texas Healthspring MM $85.82 ↓ -52%
Cigna New Business $105.78 ↓ -41%
Cigna PPO $135.37 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare HIX $146.47 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare All Payer $146.47 ↓ -18%
Molina Star Plus KM $163.20 ↓ -9%
Molina Star KM $163.20 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $163.20 ↓ -9%
Wellcare MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Humana Gold Choice MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Aetna MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Coventry First Health MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Community Health Choice Dual MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Allwell Superior Health MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Triwest VA MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $171.64 ↓ -4%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $176.79 ↓ -2%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $176.79 ↓ -2%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $180.22 ↑ +0%
US Imaging Network PPO $183.65 ↑ +2%
Devoted Health Plan MM $185.37 ↑ +3%
Amerigroup MM $185.37 ↑ +3%
ProCare Advantage MM $188.80 ↑ +5%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $188.80 ↑ +5%
Imperial Health Plan MM $188.80 ↑ +5%
Christus Health HIX $240.30 ↑ +34%
Healthcare Highways PPO $244.80 ↑ +36%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $272.00 ↑ +52%
Verity HealthNet PPO $326.40 ↑ +82%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $343.28 ↑ +91%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $343.28 ↑ +91%
Multiplan PPO $353.60 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $353.60 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $353.60 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $353.60 ↑ +97%
Aetna PPO $375.36 ↑ +109%
Aetna POS $375.36 ↑ +109%
Aetna EPO $375.36 ↑ +109%
Partners Direct Health PPO $380.80 ↑ +112%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $380.80 ↑ +112%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $380.80 ↑ +112%
Provider Select PPO $435.20 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $435.20 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $435.20 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $435.20 ↑ +142%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $462.40 ↑ +158%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $552.48 ↑ +208%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $618.49 ↑ +245%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $618.49 ↑ +245%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $687.37 ↑ +283%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $731.85 ↑ +308%

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