Esophageal dilat s&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

$290.07

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.

$879.00

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.

$83.03 with Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas vs $747.15 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 $83.03 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Chip KM $87.90 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $87.90 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star KM $87.90 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $87.90 ↓ -70%
Superior Star KM $96.69 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $96.69 ↓ -67%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $96.69 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $96.69 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $96.69 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Star KM $105.48 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $105.48 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $105.48 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $105.48 ↓ -64%
Community Health Choice Star KM $105.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $105.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $105.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $105.48 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $116.47 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $116.47 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $129.45 ↓ -55%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $131.85 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $137.52 ↓ -53%
Christus Health HIX $184.59 ↓ -36%
Aetna MM $210.96 ↓ -27%
Molina Star Plus KM $263.70 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare HIX $263.70 ↓ -9%
Molina Star KM $263.70 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $263.70 ↓ -9%
Imperial Health Plan MM $351.60 ↑ +21%
Amerigroup MM $351.60 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare All Payer $369.18 ↑ +27%
Humana Choicecare $380.21 ↑ +31%
Healthcare Highways PPO $395.55 ↑ +36%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $439.50 ↑ +52%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $439.50 ↑ +52%
Devoted Health Plan MM $439.50 ↑ +52%
Verity HealthNet PPO $527.40 ↑ +82%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $527.40 ↑ +82%
Aetna New Business $544.98 ↑ +88%
Phcs PPO $571.35 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $571.35 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $571.35 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $571.35 ↑ +97%
Aetna HMO $606.51 ↑ +109%
Aetna POS $606.51 ↑ +109%
Aetna EPO $606.51 ↑ +109%
Aetna PPO $606.51 ↑ +109%
Partners Direct Health PPO $615.30 ↑ +112%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $615.30 ↑ +112%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $615.30 ↑ +112%
Health Management Network PPO $703.20 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $703.20 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $703.20 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $703.20 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $747.15 ↑ +158%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $747.15 ↑ +158%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $330.65 $57.66 – $468.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $647.65 $96.87 – $971.48
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $647.65 $117.91 – $971.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $647.65 $334.62 – $971.48
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $582.56 $96.87 – $873.85
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