Puncture arterial withdrawal blood for diagnosis 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

$124.74

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$378.00

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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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$24.50 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

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

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 Star Plus KM $24.50 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Star KM $24.50 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Star Kid KM $24.50 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Chip KM $24.50 ↓ -80%
Superior Star KM $26.95 ↓ -78%
Superior Foster Care KM $26.95 ↓ -78%
Superior Star Plus KM $26.95 ↓ -78%
Superior Chip KM $26.95 ↓ -78%
Community Health Choice Chip KM $26.95 ↓ -78%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $29.40 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $29.40 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $29.40 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup Star KM $29.40 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $29.40 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup Chip KM $29.40 ↓ -76%
Community Health Choice Star KM $29.40 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Kids KM $29.40 ↓ -76%
Molina Star Plus KM $73.50 ↓ -41%
Molina Star KM $73.50 ↓ -41%
Molina Chip KM $73.50 ↓ -41%
Cigna New Business $122.00 ↓ -2%
LSU First Choice Verity PPO $122.50 ↓ -2%
Healthcare Highways PPO $122.50 ↓ -2%
Triwest VA MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Humana Gold Choice MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
United Healthcare MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Aetna MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Coventry First Health MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Community Health Choice Dual MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Allwell Superior Health MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Arcadian Health Plan MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Wellcare MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Texas Healthspring MM $129.11 ↑ +4%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $132.98 ↑ +7%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $132.98 ↑ +7%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $135.57 ↑ +9%
US Imaging Network PPO $138.15 ↑ +11%
Devoted Health Plan MM $139.44 ↑ +12%
Amerigroup MM $139.44 ↑ +12%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $142.02 ↑ +14%
ProCare Advantage MM $142.02 ↑ +14%
Imperial Health Plan MM $142.02 ↑ +14%
Verity HealthNet PPO $147.00 ↑ +18%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $151.55 ↑ +21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $151.55 ↑ +21%
Aetna New Business $151.90 ↑ +22%
Cigna PPO $159.00 ↑ +27%
First Health PPO $159.25 ↑ +28%
Multiplan PPO $159.25 ↑ +28%
Phcs PPO $159.25 ↑ +28%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $159.25 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $167.91 ↑ +35%
Aetna POS $169.05 ↑ +36%
Aetna HMO $169.05 ↑ +36%
Aetna EPO $169.05 ↑ +36%
Aetna PPO $169.05 ↑ +36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $179.90 ↑ +44%
Christus Health HIX $180.75 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional $186.44 ↑ +49%
HealthSmart PPO $196.00 ↑ +57%
Health Management Network PPO $196.00 ↑ +57%
Beech Street PPO $196.00 ↑ +57%
Provider Select PPO $196.00 ↑ +57%
Verity Healthnet National PPO $208.25 ↑ +67%
ADV Cardiovas Specialist MM $258.22 ↑ +107%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $258.22 ↑ +107%
United Healthcare HIX $599.00 ↑ +380%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,338.00 ↑ +973%
Humana Choicecare $2,885.00 ↑ +2213%
MCT Credit Union All Plans $3,829.00 ↑ +2970%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +3123%
Partners Direct Health PPO $4,989.00 ↑ +3900%

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