CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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

$1,731.51

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.

$5,247.00

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.

$91.00 with United Healthcare vs $4,459.95 with Triwest — 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 HIX $91.00 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $183.72 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $257.71 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $257.71 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare All Payer $261.00 ↓ -85%
Humana Choicecare $268.43 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $286.42 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $304.28 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Star KM $524.70 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $524.70 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $524.70 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Chip KM $524.70 ↓ -70%
Superior Chip KM $577.17 ↓ -67%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $577.17 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $577.17 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $577.17 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $577.17 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $629.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $629.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $629.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $629.64 ↓ -64%
Community Health Choice Star KM $629.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $629.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $629.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $629.64 ↓ -64%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $787.05 ↓ -55%
Christus Health HIX $1,101.87 ↓ -36%
Aetna MM $1,259.28 ↓ -27%
Molina Chip KM $1,574.10 ↓ -9%
Molina Star KM $1,574.10 ↓ -9%
Molina Star Plus KM $1,574.10 ↓ -9%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,609.00 ↓ -7%
Partners Direct Health PPO $1,996.00 ↑ +15%
Amerigroup MM $2,098.80 ↑ +21%
Imperial Health Plan MM $2,098.80 ↑ +21%
Healthcare Highways PPO $2,361.15 ↑ +36%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $2,623.50 ↑ +52%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $2,623.50 ↑ +52%
Devoted Health Plan MM $2,623.50 ↑ +52%
Verity HealthNet PPO $3,148.20 ↑ +82%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $3,148.20 ↑ +82%
Aetna New Business $3,253.14 ↑ +88%
Multiplan PPO $3,410.55 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $3,410.55 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $3,410.55 ↑ +97%
Aetna PPO $3,620.43 ↑ +109%
Aetna POS $3,620.43 ↑ +109%
Aetna HMO $3,620.43 ↑ +109%
Aetna EPO $3,620.43 ↑ +109%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $3,672.90 ↑ +112%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $3,672.90 ↑ +112%
Health Management Network PPO $4,197.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $4,197.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $4,197.60 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $4,197.60 ↑ +142%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $4,459.95 ↑ +158%
Triwest VA MM $4,459.95 ↑ +158%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,007.29 $520.43 – $1,510.93
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