Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon

11503 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1194787218

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,299.21

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$3,937.00

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$238.21 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas vs $8,152.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $238.21 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Chip KM $271.37 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $271.37 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Star KM $271.37 ↓ -79%
Humana Gold Plus MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Texas Healthspring MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Coventry First Health MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Superior Star Plus MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Wellcare MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Humana Gold Choice MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Triwest VA MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Aetna MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Allwell Superior Health MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $277.18 ↓ -79%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $285.50 ↓ -78%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $285.50 ↓ -78%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $291.04 ↓ -78%
US Imaging Network PPO $296.58 ↓ -77%
Devoted Health Plan MM $299.35 ↓ -77%
Amerigroup MM $299.35 ↓ -77%
ProCare Advantage MM $304.90 ↓ -77%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $304.90 ↓ -77%
Imperial Health Plan MM $304.90 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $306.27 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $314.12 ↓ -76%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $332.62 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $348.15 ↓ -73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $358.62 ↓ -72%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $360.33 ↓ -72%
Christus Health HIX $388.05 ↓ -70%
Superior Star KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $433.07 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Chip KM $472.44 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $472.44 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $472.44 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $472.44 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $472.44 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $472.44 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $472.44 ↓ -64%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $554.36 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↓ -17%
Molina Star Plus KM $1,181.10 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $1,181.10 ↓ -9%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +24%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +38%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +38%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +38%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +38%
Community First Health Plan HMO $1,889.76 ↑ +45%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,968.50 ↑ +52%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $2,165.35 ↑ +67%
Humana Choicecare $2,349.00 ↑ +81%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $2,559.05 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $2,559.05 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $2,559.05 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $2,559.05 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $2,952.75 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $3,149.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $3,149.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $3,149.60 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $3,149.60 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $3,740.15 ↑ +188%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +209%
Cigna New Business $6,421.00 ↑ +394%
Cigna PPO $8,152.00 ↑ +527%

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Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $3,381.00 – $3,381.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $8,936.10 $81.25 – $733.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $8,936.10 $81.25 – $733.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $8,936.10 $81.25 – $733.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $8,936.10 $81.25 – $733.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $8,936.10 $81.25 – $733.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett $8,936.10 $81.25 – $733.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $8,936.10 $81.25 – $733.72

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