Drainage absc/cyst/hmtma/vestibule mouth smpl 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

$453.75

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.

$1,375.00

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.

$126.29 with United Healthcare vs $4,326.00 with Aetna — 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 $126.29 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $126.29 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Star KM $126.29 ↓ -72%
Cigna New Business $129.00 ↓ -72%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Community First Star Kids KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Superior Chip KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
First Care KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
El Paso First KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Aetna Star KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Superior Foster Care KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Superior Star Plus KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Molina Chip KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Molina Star Plus KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Aetna Chip KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Superior Star Kids KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Superior Star KM $131.78 ↓ -71%
Community First Chip KM $138.37 ↓ -70%
Community First Star KM $138.37 ↓ -70%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $138.37 ↓ -70%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $138.37 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $151.40 ↓ -67%
Community First Med Adv MM $163.92 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $163.92 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $163.92 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $163.92 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $163.92 ↓ -64%
Cigna PPO $164.00 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $194.65 ↓ -57%
Humana Choicecare $199.00 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $199.64 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $221.27 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $227.93 ↓ -50%
Community First Health Plan HMO $655.68 ↑ +45%
United Healthcare MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Wellcare MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Coventry First Health MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Aetna MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Superior Star Plus MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Humana Gold Choice MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Texas Healthspring MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Allwell Superior Health MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Humana Gold Plus MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Triwest VA MM $660.66 ↑ +46%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $680.48 ↑ +50%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $680.48 ↑ +50%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $693.69 ↑ +53%
US Imaging Network PPO $706.91 ↑ +56%
Devoted Health Plan MM $713.51 ↑ +57%
Amerigroup MM $713.51 ↑ +57%
Imperial Health Plan MM $726.73 ↑ +60%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $726.73 ↑ +60%
ProCare Advantage MM $726.73 ↑ +60%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $751.30 ↑ +66%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $792.79 ↑ +75%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $858.86 ↑ +89%
First Health PPO $887.90 ↑ +96%
Phcs PPO $887.90 ↑ +96%
Multiplan PPO $887.90 ↑ +96%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $887.90 ↑ +96%
Christus Health HIX $924.92 ↑ +104%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,024.50 ↑ +126%
HealthSmart PPO $1,092.80 ↑ +141%
Health Management Network PPO $1,092.80 ↑ +141%
Provider Select PPO $1,092.80 ↑ +141%
Beech Street PPO $1,092.80 ↑ +141%
National Choicecare PPO $1,297.70 ↑ +186%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,321.32 ↑ +191%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,943.00 ↑ +328%
Healthcare Highways PPO $2,963.00 ↑ +553%
Aetna New Business $3,894.00 ↑ +758%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +786%
Aetna EPO $4,326.00 ↑ +853%
Aetna POS $4,326.00 ↑ +853%
Aetna PPO $4,326.00 ↑ +853%
Aetna HMO $4,326.00 ↑ +853%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $718.77 $71.00 – $1,742.94
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