Ghs fb removal - incisional 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

$2,438.70

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.

$7,390.00

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.

$128.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas vs $10,721.00 with Five Point Credit Union — 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $128.00 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $152.00 ↓ -94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $156.00 ↓ -94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $158.00 ↓ -94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $186.00 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $271.37 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Star KM $271.37 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Chip KM $271.37 ↓ -89%
Humana Choicecare $480.00 ↓ -80%
First Care KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
El Paso First KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Superior Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Community First Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Aetna Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Superior Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Superior Star KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Superior Foster Care KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Superior Star Plus KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Aetna Star KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Molina Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Molina Star Plus KM $486.45 ↓ -80%
Community First Chip KM $510.77 ↓ -79%
Community First Star KM $510.77 ↓ -79%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $510.77 ↓ -79%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $510.77 ↓ -79%
Community First Med Adv MM $711.48 ↓ -71%
Amerigroup Chip KM $711.48 ↓ -71%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $711.48 ↓ -71%
Amerigroup Star KM $711.48 ↓ -71%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $711.48 ↓ -71%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Triwest VA MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Humana Gold Choice MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Humana Gold Plus MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
United Healthcare MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Texas Healthspring MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Allwell Superior Health MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Aetna MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Coventry First Health MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Wellcare MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Superior Star Plus MM $1,521.37 ↓ -38%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $1,567.01 ↓ -36%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $1,567.01 ↓ -36%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $1,597.44 ↓ -34%
US Imaging Network PPO $1,627.87 ↓ -33%
Amerigroup MM $1,643.08 ↓ -33%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,643.08 ↓ -33%
ProCare Advantage MM $1,673.51 ↓ -31%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $1,673.51 ↓ -31%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,673.51 ↓ -31%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $1,825.64 ↓ -25%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $1,977.78 ↓ -19%
Christus Health HIX $2,129.92 ↓ -13%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↓ -4%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↑ +6%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↑ +6%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↑ +6%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↑ +6%
Cigna New Business $2,734.30 ↑ +12%
Community First Health Plan HMO $2,845.92 ↑ +17%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $3,042.74 ↑ +25%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $3,260.95 ↑ +34%
United Healthcare All Payer $3,326.00 ↑ +36%
Multiplan PPO $3,853.85 ↑ +58%
First Health PPO $3,853.85 ↑ +58%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $3,853.85 ↑ +58%
Phcs PPO $3,853.85 ↑ +58%
Cigna PPO $4,064.50 ↑ +67%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,115.00 ↑ +69%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $4,446.75 ↑ +82%
Beech Street PPO $4,743.20 ↑ +94%
HealthSmart PPO $4,743.20 ↑ +94%
Health Management Network PPO $4,743.20 ↑ +94%
Provider Select PPO $4,743.20 ↑ +94%
National Choicecare PPO $5,632.55 ↑ +131%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $10,721.00 ↑ +340%

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