Ghs peritonsillar abscess i andd 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

$620.40

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.

$1,880.00

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 Driscoll Children's Health Plan 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
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Molina Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Molina Star Plus KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Superior Star KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Aetna Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Aetna Star KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Community First Star Kids KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
First Care KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
El Paso First KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Superior Foster Care KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Superior Star Kids KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Superior Star Plus KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Superior Chip KM $87.58 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $91.96 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $91.96 ↓ -85%
Community First Chip KM $91.96 ↓ -85%
Community First Star KM $91.96 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $185.31 ↓ -70%
Superior Star Plus MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Wellcare MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Texas Healthspring MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Aetna MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Coventry First Health MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Triwest VA MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Allwell Superior Health MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Humana Gold Choice MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Humana Gold Plus MM $218.05 ↓ -65%
Community First Med Adv MM $224.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $224.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $224.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $224.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $224.28 ↓ -64%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $224.59 ↓ -64%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $224.59 ↓ -64%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $228.95 ↓ -63%
US Imaging Network PPO $233.31 ↓ -62%
Amerigroup MM $235.49 ↓ -62%
Devoted Health Plan MM $235.49 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $238.26 ↓ -62%
Imperial Health Plan MM $239.86 ↓ -61%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $239.86 ↓ -61%
ProCare Advantage MM $239.86 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $244.37 ↓ -61%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $261.66 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $270.84 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $271.37 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare Star KM $271.37 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare Chip KM $271.37 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $278.99 ↓ -55%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $283.47 ↓ -54%
Christus Health HIX $305.27 ↓ -51%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $436.10 ↓ -30%
Humana Choicecare $579.00 ↓ -7%
Community First Health Plan HMO $897.12 ↑ +45%
Healthcare Highways PPO $934.50 ↑ +51%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,027.95 ↑ +66%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +74%
Multiplan PPO $1,214.85 ↑ +96%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,214.85 ↑ +96%
Phcs PPO $1,214.85 ↑ +96%
First Health PPO $1,214.85 ↑ +96%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,401.75 ↑ +126%
HealthSmart PPO $1,495.20 ↑ +141%
Health Management Network PPO $1,495.20 ↑ +141%
Beech Street PPO $1,495.20 ↑ +141%
Provider Select PPO $1,495.20 ↑ +141%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +160%
National Choicecare PPO $1,775.55 ↑ +186%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +189%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +189%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +189%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +189%
Cigna New Business $3,395.00 ↑ +447%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +548%
Cigna PPO $4,308.00 ↑ +594%

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