CHRISTUS Southeast Texas - St. Elizabeth prices
CHRISTUS Southeast Texas - St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, TX publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What CHRISTUS Southeast Texas - St. Elizabeth publishes for common services
ER visit, level 3 (moderate): listed at $552 to $1,953. Insurers pay a median of $277, across 26 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "HC 99281 EMERGENCY VISIT LEVEL 1" | $626 to $734 | $207 to $242 | $88.19$55.47 to $442, 26 insurers |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "HC 99282 EMERGENCY VISIT LEVEL 2" | $841 to $1,059 | $278 to $349 | $159$55.47 to $811, 26 insurers |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "HC 99283 EMERGENCY VISIT LEVEL 3" | $552 to $1,953 | $182 to $644 | $277$55.47 to $1,552, 26 insurers |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "HC 99284 EMERGENCY VISIT LEVEL 4" | $3,226 | $1,065 | $439$427 to $2,096, 26 insurers |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "HC 99285 EMERGENCY VISIT LEVEL 5" | $552 to $4,412 | $182 to $1,456 | $633$614 to $3,215, 26 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "HC 99213 OFC/OUTPATIENT VISIT, EST 3" | $131 to $1,359 | $43.23 to $448 | - |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "HC 99214 OFC/OUTPATIENT VISIT, EST 4" | $238 to $1,534 | $78.54 to $506 | - |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "HC 36415 COLLJ VEN BLD VNPNXR" | $60.00 to $67.00 | $19.80 to $22.11 | $9.09$4.55 to $18.18, 25 insurers |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "cyanocobalamin injection 1,000 mcg" | $5.73 to $53.78 | $17.75 | $2.53$2.53 to $19.73, 4 insurers |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "HC 80053 COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL" | $471 to $472 | $155 to $156 | $11.09$5.28 to $62.25, 28 insurers |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "HC 80048 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA" | $272 to $326 | $89.76 to $108 | $8.88$4.23 to $49.79, 28 insurers |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "HC 85025 COMPLETE CBC W/AUTO DIFF WBC" | $423 to $446 | $140 to $147 | $8.16$3.89 to $46.65, 28 insurers |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "HC 80061 LIPID PANEL" | $310 | $102 | $14.06$6.70 to $118, 28 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "HC 80076 HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL" | $343 to $412 | $113 to $136 | $8.58$4.09 to $48.24, 28 insurers |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "HC 73610 DX- ANKLE MIN 3VW" | $336 to $3,414 | $111 to $1,127 | $97.01$29.74 to $381, 27 insurers |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "HC 74176 CT ABD/PELVIS W/O CONTRAST" | $1,811 | $598 | $294$121 to $1,609, 29 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "HC 74177 CT ABD/PELVIS W CONTRAST" | $2,293 | $757 | $464$179 to $2,310, 29 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "HC 74178 CT ABD/PELVIS W/O & W CONTRAST" | $2,271 to $2,329 | $749 to $769 | $464$179 to $2,310, 29 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "HC 70551 MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST" | $1,760 to $2,146 | $581 to $708 | $294$121 to $2,372, 29 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "HC 70553 MRI BRAIN W/O & W CONTRAST" | $2,416 to $3,138 | $797 to $1,036 | $464$179 to $2,372, 29 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "HC 72195 MRI PELVIS W/O CONTRAST" | $4,517 to $7,046 | $1,491 to $2,325 | $294$121 to $2,372, 29 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "HC 72197 MRI PELVIS W/O & W CONTRAST" | $7,327 to $11,430 | $2,418 to $3,772 | $464$179 to $2,372, 29 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "HC 93306 TTE W/DOPPLER, COMPLETE" | $7,963 to $8,953 | $2,628 to $2,954 | $549$195 to $1,098, 24 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "HC 93307 TTE W/O DOPPLER COMPLETE" | $3,062 to $3,772 | $1,010 to $1,245 | $266$133 to $559, 26 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with interpretationCPT 93000, listed as "ELECTROCARDIOGRAM COMPLETE" | - | - | $76.28$37.61 to $224, 3 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "HC 93005 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY" | $915 | $302 | $62.48$18.31 to $262, 24 insurers |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562, listed as "LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY" | - | - | $5,844$1,889 to $11,688, 26 insurers |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomyCPT 29881, listed as "KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY" | - | - | $3,250$1,088 to $6,500, 26 insurers |
Source: CHRISTUS Southeast Texas - St. Elizabeth's standard charges file, which the hospital dated January 13, 2026. Read on October 1, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask CHRISTUS Southeast Texas - St. Elizabeth to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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