Ghs cricothyroidotomy 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

$1,273.14

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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.

$3,858.00

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.

$87.58 with Aetna 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
Aetna Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Molina Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Aetna Star KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Star KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Foster Care KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
El Paso First KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Star Plus KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Molina Star Plus KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Community First Star Kids KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Superior Star Kids KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
First Care KM $87.58 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $91.96 ↓ -93%
Community First Star KM $91.96 ↓ -93%
Community First Chip KM $91.96 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $91.96 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Chip KM $177.80 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Star KM $177.80 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $177.80 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $185.31 ↓ -85%
Coventry First Health MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Humana Gold Plus MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Wellcare MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Aetna MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Texas Healthspring MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Superior Star Plus MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Humana Gold Choice MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Allwell Superior Health MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Triwest VA MM $218.05 ↓ -83%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $224.59 ↓ -82%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $224.59 ↓ -82%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $228.95 ↓ -82%
US Imaging Network PPO $233.31 ↓ -82%
Devoted Health Plan MM $235.49 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup MM $235.49 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $238.26 ↓ -81%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $239.86 ↓ -81%
ProCare Advantage MM $239.86 ↓ -81%
Imperial Health Plan MM $239.86 ↓ -81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $244.37 ↓ -81%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $261.66 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $270.84 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $278.99 ↓ -78%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $283.47 ↓ -78%
Christus Health HIX $305.27 ↓ -76%
Community First Med Adv MM $307.56 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup Chip KM $307.56 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup Star KM $307.56 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $307.56 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $307.56 ↓ -76%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $436.10 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↓ -15%
Humana Choicecare $1,140.00 ↓ -10%
Community First Health Plan HMO $1,230.24 ↓ -3%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,281.50 ↑ +1%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,409.65 ↑ +11%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +27%
First Health PPO $1,665.95 ↑ +31%
Phcs PPO $1,665.95 ↑ +31%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,665.95 ↑ +31%
Multiplan PPO $1,665.95 ↑ +31%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +41%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +41%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +41%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +41%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,922.25 ↑ +51%
HealthSmart PPO $2,050.40 ↑ +61%
Health Management Network PPO $2,050.40 ↑ +61%
Beech Street PPO $2,050.40 ↑ +61%
Provider Select PPO $2,050.40 ↑ +61%
National Choicecare PPO $2,434.85 ↑ +91%
Cigna New Business $3,395.00 ↑ +167%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +216%
Cigna PPO $4,308.00 ↑ +238%

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