Incision of eardrum 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

$975.15

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$2,955.00

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.

$87.58 with Superior 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
Superior Foster Care KM $87.58 ↓ -91%
Superior Star Plus KM $87.58 ↓ -91%
Superior Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -91%
Superior Star KM $87.58 ↓ -91%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -91%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup Star KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Molina Star Plus KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Molina Star KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup Chip KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Molina Chip KM $91.96 ↓ -91%
Community Health Choice Star KM $92.83 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $143.02 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $143.02 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $158.45 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $169.77 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $175.94 ↓ -82%
Triwest VA MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Humana Gold Choice MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Aetna MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Coventry First Health MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Community Health Choice Dual MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Allwell Superior Health MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Wellcare MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Texas Healthspring MM $232.60 ↓ -76%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $239.58 ↓ -75%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $239.58 ↓ -75%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $244.23 ↓ -75%
US Imaging Network PPO $248.88 ↓ -74%
Devoted Health Plan MM $251.21 ↓ -74%
Amerigroup MM $251.21 ↓ -74%
ProCare Advantage MM $255.86 ↓ -74%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $255.86 ↓ -74%
Imperial Health Plan MM $255.86 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare Chip KM $297.19 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $297.19 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star KM $297.19 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $297.19 ↓ -70%
Christus Health HIX $325.64 ↓ -67%
Humana Choicecare $458.00 ↓ -53%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $465.20 ↓ -52%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $465.20 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare HIX $599.00 ↓ -39%
Cigna New Business $1,152.45 ↑ +18%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,338.00 ↑ +37%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $1,477.50 ↑ +52%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,477.50 ↑ +52%
Cigna PPO $1,773.00 ↑ +82%
Verity HealthNet PPO $1,773.00 ↑ +82%
Multiplan PPO $1,920.75 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $1,920.75 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,920.75 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $1,920.75 ↑ +97%
Aetna New Business $2,242.00 ↑ +130%
Provider Select PPO $2,364.00 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $2,364.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $2,364.00 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $2,364.00 ↑ +142%
Aetna HMO $2,492.00 ↑ +156%
Aetna PPO $2,492.00 ↑ +156%
Aetna EPO $2,492.00 ↑ +156%
Aetna POS $2,492.00 ↑ +156%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $2,511.75 ↑ +158%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $3,829.00 ↑ +293%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +312%
Partners Direct Health PPO $4,989.00 ↑ +412%

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