Echo exam of fetal heart 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

$396.00

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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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$1,200.00

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.

$195.00 with United Healthcare vs $1,098.38 with ADV Cardiovas Specialist — 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 $195.00 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Star KM $264.96 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $264.96 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Chip KM $264.96 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $264.96 ↓ -33%
Texas Healthspring MM $274.60 ↓ -31%
Healthcare Highways PPO $540.00 ↑ +36%
Wellcare MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Humana Gold Choice MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
United Healthcare MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Aetna MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Coventry First Health MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Community Health Choice Dual MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Allwell Superior Health MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Triwest VA MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $549.19 ↑ +39%
United Healthcare All Payer $559.00 ↑ +41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $561.51 ↑ +42%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $565.67 ↑ +43%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $565.67 ↑ +43%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $576.65 ↑ +46%
US Imaging Network PPO $587.63 ↑ +48%
Devoted Health Plan MM $593.13 ↑ +50%
Amerigroup MM $593.13 ↑ +50%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $600.00 ↑ +52%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $604.11 ↑ +53%
Imperial Health Plan MM $604.11 ↑ +53%
ProCare Advantage MM $604.11 ↑ +53%
Humana Choicecare $616.70 ↑ +56%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $633.94 ↑ +60%
Superior Chip KM $633.94 ↑ +60%
Superior Star Plus KM $633.94 ↑ +60%
Superior Foster Care KM $633.94 ↑ +60%
Superior Star KM $633.94 ↑ +60%
Amerigroup Chip KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Amerigroup Star KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Molina Star KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Molina Chip KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Molina Star Plus KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $665.64 ↑ +68%
Community Health Choice Star KM $671.98 ↑ +70%
Cigna New Business $672.10 ↑ +70%
Verity HealthNet PPO $720.00 ↑ +82%
Aetna New Business $744.00 ↑ +88%
Christus Health HIX $768.87 ↑ +94%
Phcs PPO $780.00 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $780.00 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $780.00 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $780.00 ↑ +97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $787.68 ↑ +99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $787.68 ↑ +99%
Aetna EPO $828.00 ↑ +109%
Aetna PPO $828.00 ↑ +109%
Aetna HMO $828.00 ↑ +109%
Aetna POS $828.00 ↑ +109%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $840.00 ↑ +112%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $840.00 ↑ +112%
Cigna PPO $860.10 ↑ +117%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $875.42 ↑ +121%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $930.01 ↑ +135%
Provider Select PPO $960.00 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $960.00 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $960.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $960.00 ↑ +142%
Partners Direct Health PPO $970.00 ↑ +145%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $1,020.00 ↑ +158%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,098.38 ↑ +177%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $1,098.38 ↑ +177%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $855.38 $262.29 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $943.49 $194.20 – $1,415.24
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $855.38 $262.29 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $943.49 $280.65 – $1,415.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $943.49 $262.29 – $1,415.24
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $805.36 $262.29 – $1,366.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $855.38 $262.29 – $1,366.64

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