Adjustment gastric band 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

$181.83

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$551.00

Gross charge

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$60.61 with Superior vs $1,791.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Superior Star Plus KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $60.61 ↓ -67%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $66.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $66.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $66.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $66.12 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $66.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $66.12 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $66.12 ↓ -64%
Aetna MM $67.62 ↓ -63%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $82.65 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Star KM $99.18 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $99.18 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Chip KM $99.18 ↓ -45%
Christus Health HIX $115.71 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $128.00 ↓ -30%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $152.00 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $156.00 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $158.00 ↓ -13%
Molina Star Plus KM $165.30 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $165.30 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $186.00 ↑ +2%
Cigna New Business $203.87 ↑ +12%
Imperial Health Plan MM $220.40 ↑ +21%
Amerigroup MM $220.40 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare All Payer $231.42 ↑ +27%
Healthcare Highways PPO $247.95 ↑ +36%
Devoted Health Plan MM $275.50 ↑ +52%
Community First Health Plan HMO $281.01 ↑ +55%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $303.05 ↑ +67%
Cigna PPO $303.05 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $330.60 ↑ +82%
Phcs PPO $358.15 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $358.15 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $358.15 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $358.15 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $385.70 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $413.25 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $440.80 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $440.80 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $440.80 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $440.80 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $468.35 ↑ +158%
Humana Choicecare $480.00 ↑ +164%
National Choicecare PPO $523.45 ↑ +188%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +787%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +885%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +885%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +885%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +885%

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Adjustment gastric band 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 $207.51 $58.79 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $207.51 $55.34 – $293.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $207.51 $55.34 – $293.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine $207.51 $51.88 – $293.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving $207.51 $38.04 – $293.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett $207.51 $38.04 – $293.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney $207.51 $58.79 – $293.97

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