Inj acetaminophen -fresenius 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

$38.87

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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.

$194.35

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.

$0.05 with United Healthcare vs $82.60 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 HIX $0.05 ↓ -100%
United Healthcare All Payer $0.05 ↓ -100%
Aetna New Business $0.07 ↓ -100%
Aetna PPO $0.08 ↓ -100%
Aetna POS $0.08 ↓ -100%
Aetna HMO $0.08 ↓ -100%
Cigna PPO $0.13 ↓ -100%
Aetna MM $0.14 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $0.37 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $0.45 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $0.48 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $0.49 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $0.53 ↓ -99%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Chip KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Kids KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Superior Chip KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Superior Star Plus KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Superior Foster Care KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Superior Star KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Superior Star Kids KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $11.66 ↓ -70%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $12.63 ↓ -68%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $12.63 ↓ -68%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $14.57 ↓ -63%
Christus Health HIX $20.40 ↓ -48%
Molina Star Plus KM $29.15 ↓ -25%
Molina Chip KM $29.15 ↓ -25%
Molina Star KM $29.15 ↓ -25%
Imperial Health Plan MM $38.87 ↑ +0%
Cigna New Business $38.87 ↑ +0%
Amerigroup MM $38.87 ↑ +0%
Healthcare Highways PPO $43.73 ↑ +13%
Devoted Health Plan MM $48.59 ↑ +25%
Humana Choicecare $48.59 ↑ +25%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $58.30 ↑ +50%
First Health PPO $63.16 ↑ +62%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $63.16 ↑ +62%
Phcs PPO $68.02 ↑ +75%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $68.02 ↑ +75%
Multiplan PPO $68.02 ↑ +75%
Beech Street PPO $72.88 ↑ +87%
HealthSmart PPO $77.74 ↑ +100%
Health Management Network PPO $77.74 ↑ +100%
Provider Select PPO $77.74 ↑ +100%
Triwest VA MM $82.60 ↑ +113%

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Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $63.40 $0.58 – $0.58
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $34.56 $0.06 – $51.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $34.56 $0.06 – $51.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $34.56 $0.06 – $51.84

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