Ropivacaine 0.2 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville

1500 E Houston St, Beeville, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1447228747

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$139.25

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$696.26

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$0.06 with United Healthcare vs $76.27 with Triwest — same scan, same building. Share

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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 HIX $0.06 ↓ -100%
United Healthcare All Payer $0.06 ↓ -100%
Aetna MM $0.07 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $0.09 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $0.10 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $0.10 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $0.11 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $0.11 ↓ -100%
Aetna New Business $0.13 ↓ -100%
Humana Choicecare $0.14 ↓ -100%
Aetna HMO $0.14 ↓ -100%
Aetna POS $0.14 ↓ -100%
Aetna PPO $0.14 ↓ -100%
Cigna PPO $0.23 ↓ -100%
United Healthcare Star KM $7.17 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $7.17 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Chip KM $7.17 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $7.17 ↓ -95%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $12.56 ↓ -91%
Superior Chip KM $12.56 ↓ -91%
Superior Star Plus KM $12.56 ↓ -91%
Superior Foster Care KM $12.56 ↓ -91%
Superior Star KM $12.56 ↓ -91%
Superior Star Kids KM $12.56 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $12.56 ↓ -91%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $12.56 ↓ -91%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $12.56 ↓ -91%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $13.46 ↓ -90%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $13.46 ↓ -90%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $13.46 ↓ -90%
Christus Health HIX $18.84 ↓ -86%
Molina Chip KM $26.92 ↓ -81%
Molina Star KM $26.92 ↓ -81%
Molina Star Plus KM $26.92 ↓ -81%
Amerigroup MM $35.89 ↓ -74%
Cigna New Business $35.89 ↓ -74%
Imperial Health Plan MM $35.89 ↓ -74%
Healthcare Highways PPO $40.38 ↓ -71%
Devoted Health Plan MM $44.87 ↓ -68%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $53.84 ↓ -61%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $58.33 ↓ -58%
First Health PPO $58.33 ↓ -58%
Phcs PPO $62.81 ↓ -55%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $62.81 ↓ -55%
Multiplan PPO $62.81 ↓ -55%
Beech Street PPO $67.30 ↓ -52%
HealthSmart PPO $71.79 ↓ -48%
Health Management Network PPO $71.79 ↓ -48%
Provider Select PPO $71.79 ↓ -48%
Triwest VA MM $76.27 ↓ -45%

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