Injection for ureter x-ray 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

$762.96

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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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$2,312.00

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.

$214.10 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 $214.10 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $214.10 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Star KM $214.10 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $214.10 ↓ -72%
Superior Star Plus KM $235.51 ↓ -69%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $235.51 ↓ -69%
Superior Foster Care KM $235.51 ↓ -69%
Superior Star KM $235.51 ↓ -69%
Superior Chip KM $235.51 ↓ -69%
Amerigroup Star KM $256.92 ↓ -66%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $256.92 ↓ -66%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $256.92 ↓ -66%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $256.92 ↓ -66%
Community Health Choice Star KM $256.92 ↓ -66%
Amerigroup Chip KM $256.92 ↓ -66%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $256.92 ↓ -66%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $256.92 ↓ -66%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $321.15 ↓ -58%
Christus Health HIX $449.61 ↓ -41%
Aetna MM $513.84 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare HIX $599.00 ↓ -21%
Molina Chip KM $642.30 ↓ -16%
Molina Star Plus KM $642.30 ↓ -16%
Molina Star KM $642.30 ↓ -16%
Amerigroup MM $856.40 ↑ +12%
Imperial Health Plan MM $856.40 ↑ +12%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,070.50 ↑ +40%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,070.50 ↑ +40%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $1,070.50 ↑ +40%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $1,070.50 ↑ +40%
Verity HealthNet PPO $1,284.60 ↑ +68%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,284.60 ↑ +68%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,338.00 ↑ +75%
Phcs PPO $1,391.65 ↑ +82%
Multiplan PPO $1,391.65 ↑ +82%
First Health PPO $1,391.65 ↑ +82%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,391.65 ↑ +82%
Provider Select PPO $1,712.80 ↑ +124%
Health Management Network PPO $1,712.80 ↑ +124%
Beech Street PPO $1,712.80 ↑ +124%
HealthSmart PPO $1,712.80 ↑ +124%
Aetna New Business $1,741.00 ↑ +128%
Triwest VA MM $1,819.85 ↑ +139%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $1,819.85 ↑ +139%
Aetna EPO $1,934.00 ↑ +153%
Aetna HMO $1,934.00 ↑ +153%
Aetna PPO $1,934.00 ↑ +153%
Aetna POS $1,934.00 ↑ +153%
Humana Choicecare $2,885.00 ↑ +278%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $3,829.00 ↑ +402%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +427%
Partners Direct Health PPO $4,989.00 ↑ +554%

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