Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$90.09

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$273.00

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.

$8.64 with Texas Healthspring vs $227.80 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
Texas Healthspring MM $8.64 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare All Payer $15.54 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare HIX $15.54 ↓ -83%
Superior Foster Care KM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Superior Chip KM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Humana Gold Choice MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Triwest VA MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Aetna MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Coventry First Health MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Allwell Superior Health MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Wellcare MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Community Health Choice Dual MM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Superior Star KM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Superior Star Plus KM $17.27 ↓ -81%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $17.79 ↓ -80%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $17.79 ↓ -80%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Molina Chip KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup Chip KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Molina Star Plus KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Molina Star KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup Star KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Community Health Choice Star KM $18.31 ↓ -80%
US Imaging Network PPO $18.48 ↓ -79%
Amerigroup MM $18.65 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health Plan MM $18.65 ↓ -79%
Imperial Health Plan MM $19.00 ↓ -79%
ProCare Advantage MM $19.00 ↓ -79%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $19.00 ↓ -79%
Christus Health HIX $24.18 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Chip KM $26.80 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $26.80 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star KM $26.80 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $26.80 ↓ -70%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $34.54 ↓ -62%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $34.54 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $66.49 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $74.43 ↓ -17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $74.43 ↓ -17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $82.72 ↓ -8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $88.08 ↓ -2%
Cigna New Business $104.52 ↑ +16%
Healthcare Highways PPO $120.60 ↑ +34%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $134.00 ↑ +49%
Humana Choicecare $160.80 ↑ +78%
Cigna PPO $160.80 ↑ +78%
Verity HealthNet PPO $160.80 ↑ +78%
Multiplan PPO $174.20 ↑ +93%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $174.20 ↑ +93%
First Health PPO $174.20 ↑ +93%
Phcs PPO $174.20 ↑ +93%
Aetna EPO $184.92 ↑ +105%
Aetna PPO $184.92 ↑ +105%
Aetna POS $184.92 ↑ +105%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $187.60 ↑ +108%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $187.60 ↑ +108%
Partners Direct Health PPO $187.60 ↑ +108%
HealthSmart PPO $214.40 ↑ +138%
Health Management Network PPO $214.40 ↑ +138%
Beech Street PPO $214.40 ↑ +138%
Provider Select PPO $214.40 ↑ +138%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $227.80 ↑ +153%

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