Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion 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

$622.71

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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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$1,887.00

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.

$57.33 with United Healthcare vs $10,721.00 with Five Point Credit Union — 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 Chip KM $57.33 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $57.33 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Star KM $57.33 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $57.33 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $104.35 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $104.35 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $115.61 ↓ -81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $123.87 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $128.37 ↓ -79%
Superior Foster Care KM $257.60 ↓ -59%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $257.60 ↓ -59%
Superior Star Plus KM $257.60 ↓ -59%
Superior Star KM $257.60 ↓ -59%
Superior Chip KM $257.60 ↓ -59%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Molina Star KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Amerigroup Chip KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Amerigroup Star KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Molina Chip KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Molina Star Plus KM $270.48 ↓ -57%
Community Health Choice Star KM $273.06 ↓ -56%
Triwest VA MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Wellcare MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Humana Gold Choice MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
United Healthcare MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Aetna MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Coventry First Health MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Community Health Choice Dual MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Allwell Superior Health MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Texas Healthspring MM $704.73 ↑ +13%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $725.87 ↑ +17%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $725.87 ↑ +17%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $739.97 ↑ +19%
US Imaging Network PPO $754.06 ↑ +21%
Amerigroup MM $761.11 ↑ +22%
Devoted Health Plan MM $761.11 ↑ +22%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $775.20 ↑ +24%
ProCare Advantage MM $775.20 ↑ +24%
Imperial Health Plan MM $775.20 ↑ +24%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $943.50 ↑ +52%
Healthcare Highways PPO $943.50 ↑ +52%
Christus Health HIX $986.62 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare HIX $1,068.00 ↑ +72%
Verity HealthNet PPO $1,132.20 ↑ +82%
Phcs PPO $1,226.55 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $1,226.55 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $1,226.55 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,226.55 ↑ +97%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,409.46 ↑ +126%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $1,409.46 ↑ +126%
Beech Street PPO $1,509.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $1,509.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $1,509.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $1,509.60 ↑ +142%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $1,603.95 ↑ +158%
Aetna New Business $1,741.00 ↑ +180%
Aetna HMO $1,934.00 ↑ +211%
Aetna EPO $1,934.00 ↑ +211%
Aetna PPO $1,934.00 ↑ +211%
Aetna POS $1,934.00 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare All Payer $2,387.00 ↑ +283%
Humana Choicecare $2,885.00 ↑ +363%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $3,829.00 ↑ +515%
Cigna New Business $3,941.00 ↑ +533%
Partners Direct Health PPO $4,989.00 ↑ +701%
Cigna PPO $5,088.00 ↑ +717%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $10,721.00 ↑ +1622%

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