Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) 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

$890.01

Cash price

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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.

$2,697.00

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.

$26.75 with United Healthcare vs $4,989.00 with Partners Direct 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.

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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 $26.75 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $26.75 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Chip KM $26.75 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $26.75 ↓ -97%
Superior Foster Care KM $42.36 ↓ -95%
Superior Star KM $42.36 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $42.36 ↓ -95%
Superior Chip KM $42.36 ↓ -95%
Superior Star Plus KM $42.36 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup Star KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup Chip KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Molina Chip KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Molina Star Plus KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Molina Star KM $44.48 ↓ -95%
Community Health Choice Star KM $44.90 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $64.72 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $64.72 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $71.70 ↓ -92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $76.82 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $79.62 ↓ -91%
Cigna New Business $122.00 ↓ -86%
Cigna PPO $159.00 ↓ -82%
Humana Choicecare $173.00 ↓ -81%
Triwest VA MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Humana Gold Choice MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Aetna MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Coventry First Health MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Community Health Choice Dual MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Allwell Superior Health MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Wellcare MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Texas Healthspring MM $693.64 ↓ -22%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $714.45 ↓ -20%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $714.45 ↓ -20%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $728.32 ↓ -18%
US Imaging Network PPO $742.19 ↓ -17%
Amerigroup MM $749.13 ↓ -16%
Devoted Health Plan MM $749.13 ↓ -16%
ProCare Advantage MM $763.00 ↓ -14%
Imperial Health Plan MM $763.00 ↓ -14%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $763.00 ↓ -14%
Christus Health HIX $971.10 ↑ +9%
United Healthcare HIX $1,068.00 ↑ +20%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $1,348.50 ↑ +52%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,387.28 ↑ +56%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $1,387.28 ↑ +56%
Verity HealthNet PPO $1,618.20 ↑ +82%
Aetna New Business $1,741.00 ↑ +96%
First Health PPO $1,753.05 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,753.05 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $1,753.05 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $1,753.05 ↑ +97%
Aetna POS $1,934.00 ↑ +117%
Aetna PPO $1,934.00 ↑ +117%
Aetna EPO $1,934.00 ↑ +117%
Aetna HMO $1,934.00 ↑ +117%
Beech Street PPO $2,157.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $2,157.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $2,157.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $2,157.60 ↑ +142%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $2,292.45 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare All Payer $2,387.00 ↑ +168%
Healthcare Highways PPO $2,963.00 ↑ +233%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $3,829.00 ↑ +330%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +352%
Partners Direct Health PPO $4,989.00 ↑ +461%

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