Asp pq spinal cord cyst/syrinx 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

$756.03

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,291.00

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.

$271.37 with United Healthcare vs $4,308.00 with Cigna — 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 Chip KM $271.37 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Star KM $271.37 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $271.37 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $274.92 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $274.92 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $274.92 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $274.92 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $274.92 ↓ -64%
El Paso First KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Superior Star Plus KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Community First Star Kids KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
First Care KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Superior Chip KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Aetna Chip KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Superior Star Kids KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Aetna Star KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Superior Star KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Superior Foster Care KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Molina Chip KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Molina Star Plus KM $340.77 ↓ -55%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $357.81 ↓ -53%
Community First Star KM $357.81 ↓ -53%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $357.81 ↓ -53%
Community First Chip KM $357.81 ↓ -53%
Humana Choicecare $703.00 ↓ -7%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $738.97 ↓ -2%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Superior Star Plus MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Allwell Superior Health MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Texas Healthspring MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Humana Gold Choice MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Humana Gold Plus MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Wellcare MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
United Healthcare MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Triwest VA MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Coventry First Health MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Aetna MM $835.96 ↑ +11%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $861.04 ↑ +14%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $861.04 ↑ +14%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $877.76 ↑ +16%
US Imaging Network PPO $894.48 ↑ +18%
Amerigroup MM $902.84 ↑ +19%
Devoted Health Plan MM $902.84 ↑ +19%
ProCare Advantage MM $919.56 ↑ +22%
Imperial Health Plan MM $919.56 ↑ +22%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $919.56 ↑ +22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $950.10 ↑ +26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $974.46 ↑ +29%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $1,003.15 ↑ +33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $1,080.03 ↑ +43%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $1,086.75 ↑ +44%
Community First Health Plan HMO $1,099.68 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $1,112.51 ↑ +47%
Christus Health HIX $1,170.34 ↑ +55%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,260.05 ↑ +67%
Multiplan PPO $1,489.15 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $1,489.15 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,489.15 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $1,489.15 ↑ +97%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +113%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,671.92 ↑ +121%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,718.25 ↑ +127%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +137%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +137%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +137%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +137%
Provider Select PPO $1,832.80 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $1,832.80 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $1,832.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $1,832.80 ↑ +142%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,943.00 ↑ +157%
National Choicecare PPO $2,176.45 ↑ +188%
Healthcare Highways PPO $2,963.00 ↑ +292%
Cigna New Business $3,395.00 ↑ +349%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +432%
Cigna PPO $4,308.00 ↑ +470%

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Asp pq spinal cord cyst/syrinx at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $340.77 – $989.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,124.95 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,124.95 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,124.95 $85.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,124.95 $340.77 – $2,257.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,124.95 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $1,124.95 $71.00 – $2,975.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $1,124.95 $71.00 – $2,975.00

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