Ghs picc line insert < 5 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

$920.70

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.

$2,790.00

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 $4,020.00 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 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $152.00 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $156.00 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $158.00 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $186.00 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Star KM $271.37 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $271.37 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Chip KM $271.37 ↓ -71%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $334.80 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $334.80 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $334.80 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $334.80 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $334.80 ↓ -64%
Superior Star KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Aetna Chip KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Aetna Star KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Molina Chip KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Molina Star Plus KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Superior Chip KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Superior Star Plus KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Superior Foster Care KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Superior Star Kids KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Community First Star Kids KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
El Paso First KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
First Care KM $446.27 ↓ -52%
Community First Chip KM $468.58 ↓ -49%
Community First Star KM $468.58 ↓ -49%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $468.58 ↓ -49%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $468.58 ↓ -49%
Humana Choicecare $480.00 ↓ -48%
Cigna New Business $1,032.30 ↑ +12%
Community First Health Plan HMO $1,339.20 ↑ +45%
Wellcare MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Superior Star Plus MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Allwell Superior Health MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Triwest VA MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Humana Gold Plus MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Humana Gold Choice MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Texas Healthspring MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Aetna MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Coventry First Health MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $1,458.65 ↑ +58%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $1,502.41 ↑ +63%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $1,502.41 ↑ +63%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $1,531.58 ↑ +66%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,534.50 ↑ +67%
Cigna PPO $1,534.50 ↑ +67%
US Imaging Network PPO $1,560.76 ↑ +70%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,575.34 ↑ +71%
Amerigroup MM $1,575.34 ↑ +71%
ProCare Advantage MM $1,604.52 ↑ +74%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,604.52 ↑ +74%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $1,604.52 ↑ +74%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +75%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $1,750.38 ↑ +90%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +95%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +95%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +95%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +95%
Phcs PPO $1,813.50 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,813.50 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $1,813.50 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $1,813.50 ↑ +97%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $1,896.25 ↑ +106%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,943.00 ↑ +111%
Christus Health HIX $2,042.11 ↑ +122%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $2,092.50 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $2,232.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $2,232.00 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $2,232.00 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $2,232.00 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $2,650.50 ↑ +188%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $2,917.30 ↑ +217%
Healthcare Highways PPO $2,963.00 ↑ +222%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +337%

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Ghs picc line insert < 5 at other Texas hospitals

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