Biopsy of prostate 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

$4,432.89

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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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$13,433.00

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.

$363.36 with United Healthcare vs $5,774.00 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 $363.36 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Star KM $363.36 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $363.36 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $590.76 ↓ -87%
Community First Med Adv MM $590.76 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $590.76 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup Star KM $590.76 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup Chip KM $590.76 ↓ -87%
El Paso First KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Superior Star Plus KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Community First Star Kids KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
First Care KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Superior Chip KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Aetna Chip KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Superior Star Kids KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Aetna Star KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Superior Star KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Superior Foster Care KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Molina Chip KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Molina Star Plus KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $685.44 ↓ -85%
Community First Star KM $685.44 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $685.44 ↓ -85%
Community First Chip KM $685.44 ↓ -85%
Humana Choicecare $1,301.00 ↓ -71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $1,612.11 ↓ -64%
Allwell Superior Health MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Triwest VA MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Humana Gold Choice MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Humana Gold Plus MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Aetna MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Superior Star Plus MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Wellcare MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Texas Healthspring MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Coventry First Health MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $1,981.22 ↓ -55%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $1,981.22 ↓ -55%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $2,019.69 ↓ -54%
US Imaging Network PPO $2,058.16 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $2,072.71 ↓ -53%
Amerigroup MM $2,077.39 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health Plan MM $2,077.39 ↓ -53%
Imperial Health Plan MM $2,115.86 ↓ -52%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $2,115.86 ↓ -52%
ProCare Advantage MM $2,115.86 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $2,125.86 ↓ -52%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $2,308.21 ↓ -48%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $2,356.16 ↓ -47%
Community First Health Plan HMO $2,363.04 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $2,427.02 ↓ -45%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $2,500.56 ↓ -44%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↓ -41%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↓ -41%
Christus Health HIX $2,692.91 ↓ -39%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $2,707.65 ↓ -39%
First Health PPO $3,199.95 ↓ -28%
Multiplan PPO $3,199.95 ↓ -28%
Phcs PPO $3,199.95 ↓ -28%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $3,199.95 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare All Payer $3,326.00 ↓ -25%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $3,692.25 ↓ -17%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $3,847.02 ↓ -13%
Provider Select PPO $3,938.40 ↓ -11%
Health Management Network PPO $3,938.40 ↓ -11%
HealthSmart PPO $3,938.40 ↓ -11%
Beech Street PPO $3,938.40 ↓ -11%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↓ -9%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,115.00 ↓ -7%
Cigna New Business $4,549.00 ↑ +3%
National Choicecare PPO $4,676.85 ↑ +6%
Cigna PPO $5,774.00 ↑ +30%

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Biopsy of prostate at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,627.06 $744.33 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,030.85 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,139.32 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,627.06 $700.55 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,030.85 $85.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,030.85 $1,565.94 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,139.32 $71.00 – $5,045.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,627.06 $700.55 – $5,045.72

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