Exchange nephrostomy cath 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

$4,494.60

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$13,620.00

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.

$218.20 with United Healthcare vs $6,600.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $218.20 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Star KM $218.20 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $218.20 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $548.88 ↓ -88%
Community First Med Adv MM $548.88 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $548.88 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Chip KM $548.88 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Star KM $548.88 ↓ -88%
El Paso First KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Superior Foster Care 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%
Aetna Star KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Superior Star Kids KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Superior Star KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Molina Chip KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Molina Star Plus KM $652.80 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $685.44 ↓ -85%
Community First Star KM $685.44 ↓ -85%
Community First Chip KM $685.44 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $685.44 ↓ -85%
Humana Choicecare $953.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $1,612.11 ↓ -64%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↓ -60%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↓ -60%
Wellcare 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%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Coventry First Health MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Superior Star Plus MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Allwell Superior Health MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Texas Healthspring MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Aetna MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Triwest VA MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $1,923.51 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,943.00 ↓ -57%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $1,981.22 ↓ -56%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $1,981.22 ↓ -56%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $2,019.69 ↓ -55%
US Imaging Network PPO $2,058.16 ↓ -54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $2,072.71 ↓ -54%
Amerigroup MM $2,077.39 ↓ -54%
Devoted Health Plan MM $2,077.39 ↓ -54%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $2,115.86 ↓ -53%
Imperial Health Plan MM $2,115.86 ↓ -53%
ProCare Advantage MM $2,115.86 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $2,125.86 ↓ -53%
Community First Health Plan HMO $2,195.52 ↓ -51%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $2,308.21 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $2,356.16 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $2,427.02 ↓ -46%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $2,500.56 ↓ -44%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $2,515.70 ↓ -44%
Christus Health HIX $2,692.91 ↓ -40%
Healthcare Highways PPO $2,963.00 ↓ -34%
Phcs PPO $2,973.10 ↓ -34%
First Health PPO $2,973.10 ↓ -34%
Multiplan PPO $2,973.10 ↓ -34%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $2,973.10 ↓ -34%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $3,430.50 ↓ -24%
Provider Select PPO $3,659.20 ↓ -19%
Health Management Network PPO $3,659.20 ↓ -19%
HealthSmart PPO $3,659.20 ↓ -19%
Beech Street PPO $3,659.20 ↓ -19%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $3,847.02 ↓ -14%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↓ -11%
National Choicecare PPO $4,345.30 ↓ -3%
Cigna New Business $5,200.00 ↑ +16%
Cigna PPO $6,600.00 ↑ +47%

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