Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection 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

$54.12

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$270.58

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.

$6.85 with United Healthcare vs $178.05 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
United Healthcare All Payer $6.85 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare HIX $6.85 ↓ -87%
Aetna MM $6.94 ↓ -87%
Aetna New Business $13.44 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $13.77 ↓ -75%
Aetna POS $14.94 ↓ -72%
Aetna PPO $14.94 ↓ -72%
Aetna HMO $14.94 ↓ -72%
Humana Choicecare $16.28 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $16.59 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $17.59 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $17.92 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $19.58 ↓ -64%
Cigna PPO $23.43 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Chip KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Star KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Superior Chip KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Superior Star Plus KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Superior Foster Care KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Superior Star KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Superior Star Kids KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $25.13 ↓ -54%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $27.23 ↓ -50%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $27.23 ↓ -50%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $31.42 ↓ -42%
Christus Health HIX $43.99 ↓ -19%
Molina Star KM $62.84 ↑ +16%
Molina Star Plus KM $62.84 ↑ +16%
Molina Chip KM $62.84 ↑ +16%
Imperial Health Plan MM $83.79 ↑ +55%
Amerigroup MM $83.79 ↑ +55%
Cigna New Business $83.79 ↑ +55%
Healthcare Highways PPO $94.26 ↑ +74%
Devoted Health Plan MM $104.74 ↑ +94%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $125.68 ↑ +132%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $136.16 ↑ +152%
First Health PPO $136.16 ↑ +152%
Phcs PPO $146.63 ↑ +171%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $146.63 ↑ +171%
Multiplan PPO $146.63 ↑ +171%
Beech Street PPO $157.11 ↑ +190%
HealthSmart PPO $167.58 ↑ +210%
Health Management Network PPO $167.58 ↑ +210%
Provider Select PPO $167.58 ↑ +210%
Triwest VA MM $178.05 ↑ +229%

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