Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 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

$878.13

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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

$2,661.00

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.

$57.41 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 $57.41 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Star KM $57.41 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $57.41 ↓ -93%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Community First Star Kids KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
First Care KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Chip KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
El Paso First KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Aetna Chip KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Aetna Star KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Molina Chip KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Molina Star Plus KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Star Kids KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Star KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Foster Care KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Star Plus KM $57.58 ↓ -93%
Community First Star KM $60.46 ↓ -93%
Community First Chip KM $60.46 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $60.46 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $60.46 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $68.31 ↓ -92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $87.83 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $90.08 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $99.84 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $102.85 ↓ -88%
Community First Med Adv MM $259.92 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Chip KM $259.92 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $259.92 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star KM $259.92 ↓ -70%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $259.92 ↓ -70%
Humana Choicecare $272.00 ↓ -69%
Texas Healthspring MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Wellcare MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Humana Gold Plus MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Aetna MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Triwest VA MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Superior Star Plus MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Coventry First Health MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Humana Gold Choice MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Allwell Superior Health MM $660.66 ↓ -25%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $680.48 ↓ -23%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $680.48 ↓ -23%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $693.69 ↓ -21%
US Imaging Network PPO $706.91 ↓ -19%
Amerigroup MM $713.51 ↓ -19%
Devoted Health Plan MM $713.51 ↓ -19%
ProCare Advantage MM $726.73 ↓ -17%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $726.73 ↓ -17%
Imperial Health Plan MM $726.73 ↓ -17%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $792.79 ↓ -10%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $858.86 ↓ -2%
Christus Health HIX $924.92 ↑ +5%
Community First Health Plan HMO $1,039.68 ↑ +18%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,191.30 ↑ +36%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,321.32 ↑ +50%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,407.90 ↑ +60%
Multiplan PPO $1,407.90 ↑ +60%
Phcs PPO $1,407.90 ↑ +60%
First Health PPO $1,407.90 ↑ +60%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +84%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,624.50 ↑ +85%
Provider Select PPO $1,732.80 ↑ +97%
HealthSmart PPO $1,732.80 ↑ +97%
Health Management Network PPO $1,732.80 ↑ +97%
Beech Street PPO $1,732.80 ↑ +97%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +104%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +104%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +104%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +104%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,943.00 ↑ +121%
National Choicecare PPO $2,057.70 ↑ +134%
Healthcare Highways PPO $2,963.00 ↑ +237%
Cigna New Business $3,395.00 ↑ +287%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +358%
Cigna PPO $4,308.00 ↑ +391%

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Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $57.41 – $361.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,145.90 $57.58 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $997.05 $61.61 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,387.07 $57.58 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,145.90 $57.58 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $997.05 $61.61 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $997.05 $57.58 – $1,742.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,387.07 $57.58 – $2,080.61

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