Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml 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

$426.37

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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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$1,292.04

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.

$49.84 with Molina vs $410.98 with National Choicecare — 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
Molina Medicare Adv MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Wellcare MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Triwest VA MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Aetna MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Allwell Superior Health MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Humana Gold Choice MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Coventry First Health MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Superior Star Plus MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Humana Gold Plus MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Texas Healthspring MM $49.84 ↓ -88%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $51.34 ↓ -88%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $51.34 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Chip KM $51.91 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $51.91 ↓ -88%
Community First Med Adv MM $51.91 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $51.91 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Star KM $51.91 ↓ -88%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $52.33 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $52.45 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Star KM $52.45 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Chip KM $52.45 ↓ -88%
Superior Star KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare All Payer $53.08 ↓ -88%
Aetna Chip KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Aetna Star KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Molina Chip KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Molina Star Plus KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Superior Chip KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Superior Star Plus KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Superior Foster Care KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Superior Star Kids KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Community First Star Kids KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
El Paso First KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
First Care KM $53.08 ↓ -88%
US Imaging Network PPO $53.33 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MM $53.83 ↓ -87%
Devoted Health Plan MM $53.83 ↓ -87%
Imperial Health Plan MM $54.82 ↓ -87%
ProCare Advantage MM $54.82 ↓ -87%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $54.82 ↓ -87%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $55.73 ↓ -87%
Community First Chip KM $55.73 ↓ -87%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $55.73 ↓ -87%
Community First Star KM $55.73 ↓ -87%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $59.81 ↓ -86%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $64.79 ↓ -85%
Christus Health HIX $69.78 ↓ -84%
Aetna New Business $80.76 ↓ -81%
Aetna HMO $89.79 ↓ -79%
Aetna POS $89.79 ↓ -79%
Aetna PPO $89.79 ↓ -79%
Aetna EPO $89.79 ↓ -79%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $99.68 ↓ -77%
Humana Choicecare $105.06 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $159.88 ↓ -63%
Cigna New Business $160.06 ↓ -62%
Healthcare Highways PPO $194.67 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $194.72 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $197.21 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $218.98 ↓ -49%
Community First Health Plan HMO $220.63 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $230.80 ↓ -46%
Cigna PPO $237.94 ↓ -44%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $237.94 ↓ -44%
Phcs PPO $259.57 ↓ -39%
Multiplan PPO $259.57 ↓ -39%
First Health PPO $281.20 ↓ -34%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $281.20 ↓ -34%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $302.83 ↓ -29%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $324.46 ↓ -24%
Beech Street PPO $346.09 ↓ -19%
HealthSmart PPO $346.09 ↓ -19%
Health Management Network PPO $346.09 ↓ -19%
Provider Select PPO $346.09 ↓ -19%
National Choicecare PPO $410.98 ↓ -4%

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