Ghs intro needle/intracath vein - 36000 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

$1,286.01

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$3,897.00

Gross charge

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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.

$389.70 with United Healthcare vs $4,989.00 with Partners Direct Health — 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 Chip KM $389.70 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $389.70 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star KM $389.70 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $389.70 ↓ -70%
Superior Chip KM $428.67 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $428.67 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $428.67 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $428.67 ↓ -67%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $428.67 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $467.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $467.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $467.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $467.64 ↓ -64%
Community Health Choice Star KM $467.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $467.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $467.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $467.64 ↓ -64%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $584.55 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare HIX $599.00 ↓ -53%
Christus Health HIX $818.37 ↓ -36%
Aetna MM $935.28 ↓ -27%
Molina Chip KM $1,169.10 ↓ -9%
Molina Star Plus KM $1,169.10 ↓ -9%
Molina Star KM $1,169.10 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,338.00 ↑ +4%
Amerigroup MM $1,558.80 ↑ +21%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,558.80 ↑ +21%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,948.50 ↑ +52%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,948.50 ↑ +52%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $1,948.50 ↑ +52%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $1,948.50 ↑ +52%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $2,338.20 ↑ +82%
Verity HealthNet PPO $2,338.20 ↑ +82%
Aetna New Business $2,416.14 ↑ +88%
First Health PPO $2,533.05 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $2,533.05 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $2,533.05 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $2,533.05 ↑ +97%
Aetna EPO $2,688.93 ↑ +109%
Aetna PPO $2,688.93 ↑ +109%
Aetna POS $2,688.93 ↑ +109%
Aetna HMO $2,688.93 ↑ +109%
Humana Choicecare $2,885.00 ↑ +124%
Beech Street PPO $3,117.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $3,117.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $3,117.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $3,117.60 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $3,312.45 ↑ +158%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $3,312.45 ↑ +158%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $3,829.00 ↑ +198%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +213%
Partners Direct Health PPO $4,989.00 ↑ +288%

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