Intro long gi tube w/mult fluo 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

$431.31

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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$1,307.00

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.

$79.92 with Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas vs $1,108.40 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 $79.92 ↓ -81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $112.11 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $112.11 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $124.60 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Chip KM $130.40 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $130.40 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star KM $130.40 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $130.40 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $132.37 ↓ -69%
Superior Chip KM $143.44 ↓ -67%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $143.44 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $143.44 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $143.44 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $143.44 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Star KM $156.48 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $156.48 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $156.48 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $156.48 ↓ -64%
Community Health Choice Star KM $156.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $156.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $156.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $156.48 ↓ -64%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $195.60 ↓ -55%
Christus Health HIX $273.84 ↓ -37%
Aetna MM $312.96 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare $324.92 ↓ -25%
Molina Star Plus KM $391.20 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare HIX $391.20 ↓ -9%
Molina Star KM $391.20 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $391.20 ↓ -9%
Imperial Health Plan MM $521.60 ↑ +21%
Amerigroup MM $521.60 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare All Payer $547.68 ↑ +27%
Healthcare Highways PPO $586.80 ↑ +36%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $652.00 ↑ +51%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $652.00 ↑ +51%
Devoted Health Plan MM $652.00 ↑ +51%
Verity HealthNet PPO $782.40 ↑ +81%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $782.40 ↑ +81%
Aetna New Business $808.48 ↑ +87%
Phcs PPO $847.60 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $847.60 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $847.60 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $847.60 ↑ +97%
Aetna HMO $899.76 ↑ +109%
Aetna POS $899.76 ↑ +109%
Aetna EPO $899.76 ↑ +109%
Aetna PPO $899.76 ↑ +109%
Partners Direct Health PPO $912.80 ↑ +112%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $912.80 ↑ +112%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $912.80 ↑ +112%
Health Management Network PPO $1,043.20 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $1,043.20 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $1,043.20 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $1,043.20 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $1,108.40 ↑ +157%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $1,108.40 ↑ +157%

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