Echocardiograpy doppler follow up/limited study 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

$598.62

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.

$1,814.00

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.

$59.82 with Humana vs $1,371.05 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
Humana Choicecare $59.82 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $71.55 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $80.07 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $80.07 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $88.99 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $94.54 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $161.30 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Star KM $161.30 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $161.30 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Chip KM $161.30 ↓ -73%
Superior Chip KM $177.43 ↓ -70%
Superior Foster Care KM $177.43 ↓ -70%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $177.43 ↓ -70%
Superior Star KM $177.43 ↓ -70%
Superior Star Plus KM $177.43 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star KM $193.56 ↓ -68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $193.56 ↓ -68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $193.56 ↓ -68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $193.56 ↓ -68%
Community Health Choice Star KM $193.56 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Chip KM $193.56 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $193.56 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $193.56 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare HIX $195.00 ↓ -67%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $241.95 ↓ -60%
Christus Health HIX $338.73 ↓ -43%
Aetna MM $387.12 ↓ -35%
Molina Star KM $483.90 ↓ -19%
Molina Chip KM $483.90 ↓ -19%
Molina Star Plus KM $483.90 ↓ -19%
United Healthcare All Payer $559.00 ↓ -7%
Imperial Health Plan MM $645.20 ↑ +8%
Amerigroup MM $645.20 ↑ +8%
Healthcare Highways PPO $725.85 ↑ +21%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $806.50 ↑ +35%
Devoted Health Plan MM $806.50 ↑ +35%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $806.50 ↑ +35%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $967.80 ↑ +62%
Verity HealthNet PPO $967.80 ↑ +62%
Aetna New Business $1,000.06 ↑ +67%
First Health PPO $1,048.45 ↑ +75%
Phcs PPO $1,048.45 ↑ +75%
Multiplan PPO $1,048.45 ↑ +75%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,048.45 ↑ +75%
Aetna POS $1,112.97 ↑ +86%
Aetna EPO $1,112.97 ↑ +86%
Aetna PPO $1,112.97 ↑ +86%
Aetna HMO $1,112.97 ↑ +86%
Partners Direct Health PPO $1,129.10 ↑ +89%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $1,129.10 ↑ +89%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $1,129.10 ↑ +89%
Provider Select PPO $1,290.40 ↑ +116%
Health Management Network PPO $1,290.40 ↑ +116%
Beech Street PPO $1,290.40 ↑ +116%
HealthSmart PPO $1,290.40 ↑ +116%
Triwest VA MM $1,371.05 ↑ +129%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $1,371.05 ↑ +129%

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