Bronchoscopy/needle bx each 31629 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

$2,724.15

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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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$8,255.00

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 $7,942.00 with United Healthcare — 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 Star Plus KM $363.36 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Star KM $363.36 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Chip KM $363.36 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup Chip KM $742.92 ↓ -73%
Community First Med Adv MM $742.92 ↓ -73%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $742.92 ↓ -73%
Amerigroup Star KM $742.92 ↓ -73%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $742.92 ↓ -73%
Superior Star Plus KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
First Care KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
El Paso First KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Community First Star Kids KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Aetna Chip KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Aetna Star KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Molina Chip KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Molina Star Plus KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Superior Star Kids KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Superior Star KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Superior Foster Care KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Superior Chip KM $1,062.24 ↓ -61%
Community First Chip KM $1,115.35 ↓ -59%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $1,115.35 ↓ -59%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $1,115.35 ↓ -59%
Community First Star KM $1,115.35 ↓ -59%
Humana Choicecare $1,672.00 ↓ -39%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↓ -14%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↓ -5%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↓ -5%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↓ -5%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↓ -5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $2,672.59 ↓ -2%
Community First Health Plan HMO $2,971.68 ↑ +9%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $3,405.05 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $3,436.18 ↑ +26%
Coventry First Health MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Humana Gold Choice MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Humana Gold Plus MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Superior Star Plus MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
United Healthcare MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Allwell Superior Health MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Triwest VA MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Wellcare MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Aetna MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Texas Healthspring MM $3,461.97 ↑ +27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $3,524.29 ↑ +29%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $3,565.83 ↑ +31%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $3,565.83 ↑ +31%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $3,635.07 ↑ +33%
US Imaging Network PPO $3,704.31 ↑ +36%
Amerigroup MM $3,738.93 ↑ +37%
Devoted Health Plan MM $3,738.93 ↑ +37%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $3,808.17 ↑ +40%
ProCare Advantage MM $3,808.17 ↑ +40%
Imperial Health Plan MM $3,808.17 ↑ +40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $3,906.09 ↑ +43%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $4,023.57 ↑ +48%
Phcs PPO $4,024.15 ↑ +48%
First Health PPO $4,024.15 ↑ +48%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $4,024.15 ↑ +48%
Multiplan PPO $4,024.15 ↑ +48%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $4,154.36 ↑ +53%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $4,500.56 ↑ +65%
Cigna New Business $4,549.00 ↑ +67%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $4,643.25 ↑ +70%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,773.00 ↑ +75%
Christus Health HIX $4,846.76 ↑ +78%
Health Management Network PPO $4,952.80 ↑ +82%
HealthSmart PPO $4,952.80 ↑ +82%
Provider Select PPO $4,952.80 ↑ +82%
Beech Street PPO $4,952.80 ↑ +82%
Cigna PPO $5,774.00 ↑ +112%
National Choicecare PPO $5,881.45 ↑ +116%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $6,923.94 ↑ +154%
United Healthcare All Payer $7,942.00 ↑ +192%

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Bronchoscopy/needle bx each 31629 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $1,062.24 – $2,394.00
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen $2,229.00 $1,062.24 – $1,147.22
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound $2,229.00 $1,062.24 – $1,168.46
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $2,229.00 $1,062.24 – $1,168.46
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington $2,229.00 $1,062.24 – $1,168.46
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton $2,229.00 $1,062.24 – $1,168.46
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano $2,229.00 $1,062.24 – $1,147.22
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall $2,229.00 $1,062.24 – $1,147.22

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