Esophagus motility 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

$3,406.26

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.

$10,322.00

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.

$387.73 with Humana vs $8,773.70 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 $387.73 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $451.47 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $505.24 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $505.24 ↓ -85%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Wellcare MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Texas Healthspring MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Humana Gold Choice MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Allwell Superior Health MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Community Health Choice Dual MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Triwest VA MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Aetna MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Coventry First Health MM $531.46 ↓ -84%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $547.40 ↓ -84%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $547.40 ↓ -84%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $558.03 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $561.52 ↓ -84%
US Imaging Network PPO $568.66 ↓ -83%
Amerigroup MM $573.98 ↓ -83%
Devoted Health Plan MM $573.98 ↓ -83%
Imperial Health Plan MM $584.61 ↓ -83%
ProCare Advantage MM $584.61 ↓ -83%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $584.61 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $596.54 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare HIX $599.00 ↓ -82%
Christus Health HIX $744.04 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $1,032.20 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Chip KM $1,032.20 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star KM $1,032.20 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $1,032.20 ↓ -70%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,062.92 ↓ -69%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $1,062.92 ↓ -69%
Superior Chip KM $1,135.42 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $1,135.42 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $1,135.42 ↓ -67%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $1,135.42 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $1,135.42 ↓ -67%
Community Health Choice Star KM $1,238.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $1,238.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $1,238.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $1,238.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $1,238.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $1,238.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $1,238.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $1,238.64 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,338.00 ↓ -61%
Aetna New Business $1,741.00 ↓ -49%
Aetna PPO $1,934.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna POS $1,934.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna HMO $1,934.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna EPO $1,934.00 ↓ -43%
Molina Star Plus KM $3,096.60 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $3,096.60 ↓ -9%
Molina Star KM $3,096.60 ↓ -9%
Cigna New Business $4,025.58 ↑ +18%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,644.90 ↑ +36%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $5,161.00 ↑ +52%
Verity HealthNet PPO $6,193.20 ↑ +82%
Cigna PPO $6,193.20 ↑ +82%
First Health PPO $6,709.30 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $6,709.30 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $6,709.30 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $6,709.30 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $7,225.40 ↑ +112%
Partners Direct Health PPO $7,225.40 ↑ +112%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $7,225.40 ↑ +112%
Beech Street PPO $8,257.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $8,257.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $8,257.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $8,257.60 ↑ +142%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $8,773.70 ↑ +158%

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