Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section each additional block 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

$26.73

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$81.00

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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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$6.60 with United Healthcare vs $117.51 with Humana — 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 $6.60 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $6.60 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Star KM $6.60 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $6.60 ↓ -75%
Superior Star Plus KM $7.26 ↓ -73%
Superior Foster Care KM $7.26 ↓ -73%
Superior Chip KM $7.26 ↓ -73%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $7.26 ↓ -73%
Superior Star KM $7.26 ↓ -73%
Amerigroup Chip KM $7.92 ↓ -70%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $7.92 ↓ -70%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $7.92 ↓ -70%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $7.92 ↓ -70%
Community Health Choice Star KM $7.92 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star KM $7.92 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $7.92 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $7.92 ↓ -70%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $9.90 ↓ -63%
Christus Health HIX $13.86 ↓ -48%
Aetna MM $15.84 ↓ -41%
Molina Chip KM $19.80 ↓ -26%
Molina Star KM $19.80 ↓ -26%
Molina Star Plus KM $19.80 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare HIX $22.10 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare All Payer $22.10 ↓ -17%
Imperial Health Plan MM $26.40 ↓ -1%
Amerigroup MM $26.40 ↓ -1%
Healthcare Highways PPO $29.70 ↑ +11%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $33.00 ↑ +23%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $33.00 ↑ +23%
Devoted Health Plan MM $33.00 ↑ +23%
Verity HealthNet PPO $39.60 ↑ +48%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $39.60 ↑ +48%
Aetna New Business $40.92 ↑ +53%
Multiplan PPO $42.90 ↑ +60%
First Health PPO $42.90 ↑ +60%
Phcs PPO $42.90 ↑ +60%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $42.90 ↑ +60%
Aetna HMO $45.54 ↑ +70%
Aetna POS $45.54 ↑ +70%
Aetna EPO $45.54 ↑ +70%
Aetna PPO $45.54 ↑ +70%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $46.20 ↑ +73%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $46.20 ↑ +73%
Partners Direct Health PPO $46.20 ↑ +73%
Health Management Network PPO $52.80 ↑ +98%
Provider Select PPO $52.80 ↑ +98%
Beech Street PPO $52.80 ↑ +98%
HealthSmart PPO $52.80 ↑ +98%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $56.10 ↑ +110%
Triwest VA MM $56.10 ↑ +110%
Cigna New Business $70.43 ↑ +163%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $84.62 ↑ +217%
Cigna PPO $90.13 ↑ +237%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $94.73 ↑ +254%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $94.73 ↑ +254%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $105.28 ↑ +294%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $112.10 ↑ +319%
Humana Choicecare $117.51 ↑ +340%

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Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section each additional block at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $154.18 $35.00 – $218.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $152.96 $31.49 – $229.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $117.67 $23.53 – $147.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $154.18 $35.00 – $218.42
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $152.96 $36.00 – $229.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $152.96 $26.00 – $229.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $117.67 $36.00 – $176.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $154.18 $35.00 – $218.42

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