Cad breast MRI w/r&i 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

$297.33

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.

$901.00

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.

$53.97 with Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas vs $671.50 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $53.97 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $75.71 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $75.71 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Star KM $79.00 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $79.00 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Chip KM $79.00 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $79.00 ↓ -73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $84.14 ↓ -72%
Superior Chip KM $86.90 ↓ -71%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $86.90 ↓ -71%
Superior Star KM $86.90 ↓ -71%
Superior Foster Care KM $86.90 ↓ -71%
Superior Star Plus KM $86.90 ↓ -71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $89.39 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star KM $94.80 ↓ -68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $94.80 ↓ -68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $94.80 ↓ -68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $94.80 ↓ -68%
Community Health Choice Star KM $94.80 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Chip KM $94.80 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $94.80 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $94.80 ↓ -68%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $118.50 ↓ -60%
Christus Health HIX $165.90 ↓ -44%
Aetna MM $189.60 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare HIX $237.00 ↓ -20%
Molina Chip KM $237.00 ↓ -20%
Molina Star KM $237.00 ↓ -20%
Molina Star Plus KM $237.00 ↓ -20%
Amerigroup MM $316.00 ↑ +6%
Imperial Health Plan MM $316.00 ↑ +6%
United Healthcare All Payer $331.80 ↑ +12%
Healthcare Highways PPO $355.50 ↑ +20%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $395.00 ↑ +33%
Devoted Health Plan MM $395.00 ↑ +33%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $395.00 ↑ +33%
Verity HealthNet PPO $474.00 ↑ +59%
Humana Choicecare $474.00 ↑ +59%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $474.00 ↑ +59%
Aetna New Business $489.80 ↑ +65%
Phcs PPO $513.50 ↑ +73%
First Health PPO $513.50 ↑ +73%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $513.50 ↑ +73%
Multiplan PPO $513.50 ↑ +73%
Aetna HMO $545.10 ↑ +83%
Aetna POS $545.10 ↑ +83%
Aetna EPO $545.10 ↑ +83%
Aetna PPO $545.10 ↑ +83%
Partners Direct Health PPO $553.00 ↑ +86%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $553.00 ↑ +86%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $553.00 ↑ +86%
Health Management Network PPO $632.00 ↑ +113%
Provider Select PPO $632.00 ↑ +113%
Beech Street PPO $632.00 ↑ +113%
HealthSmart PPO $632.00 ↑ +113%
Triwest VA MM $671.50 ↑ +126%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $671.50 ↑ +126%

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Cad breast MRI w/r&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $136.08 $37.48 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $136.08 $28.01 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $101.62 $20.32 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $136.08 $36.29 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $136.08 $43.68 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $136.08 $70.31 – $2,700.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $101.62 $33.87 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $136.08 $36.29 – $2,149.00

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