Albuterol non-comp unit at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline

600 Elizabeth St, Corpus Christi, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1689641680

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

$6.40

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$32.01

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.

$0.04 with Aetna vs $27.20 with Triwest — 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
Aetna MM $0.04 ↓ -99%
United Healthcare All Payer $0.08 ↓ -99%
United Healthcare HIX $0.08 ↓ -99%
Humana Choicecare $0.10 ↓ -98%
Aetna New Business $0.13 ↓ -98%
Aetna PPO $0.14 ↓ -98%
Aetna POS $0.14 ↓ -98%
Aetna HMO $0.14 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $0.20 ↓ -97%
Cigna PPO $0.23 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $0.24 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $0.25 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $0.26 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $0.28 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Chip KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Star KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Superior Chip KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Superior Star Plus KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Superior Foster Care KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Superior Star KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Superior Star Kids KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $3.84 ↓ -40%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $4.16 ↓ -35%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $4.16 ↓ -35%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $4.80 ↓ -25%
Christus Health HIX $6.72 ↑ +5%
Molina Star KM $9.60 ↑ +50%
Molina Star Plus KM $9.60 ↑ +50%
Molina Chip KM $9.60 ↑ +50%
Imperial Health Plan MM $12.80 ↑ +100%
Amerigroup MM $12.80 ↑ +100%
Cigna New Business $12.80 ↑ +100%
Healthcare Highways PPO $14.40 ↑ +125%
Devoted Health Plan MM $16.00 ↑ +150%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $19.20 ↑ +200%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $20.80 ↑ +225%
First Health PPO $20.80 ↑ +225%
Phcs PPO $22.40 ↑ +250%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $22.40 ↑ +250%
Multiplan PPO $22.40 ↑ +250%
Beech Street PPO $24.00 ↑ +275%
HealthSmart PPO $25.60 ↑ +300%
Health Management Network PPO $25.60 ↑ +300%
Provider Select PPO $25.60 ↑ +300%
Triwest VA MM $27.20 ↑ +325%

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