Ghs removal pharyngeal foreign body 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

$426.03

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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.

$1,291.00

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.

$122.43 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 $122.43 ↓ -71%
El Paso First KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Superior Star Kids KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Aetna Star KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Superior Star Plus KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Community First Star Kids KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Superior Foster Care KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Superior Star KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Community First Star KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
First Care KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Community First Chip KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Superior Chip KM $122.43 ↓ -71%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $133.56 ↓ -69%
Community First Med Adv MM $133.56 ↓ -69%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $133.56 ↓ -69%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $133.56 ↓ -69%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $133.56 ↓ -69%
Amerigroup Star KM $133.56 ↓ -69%
Amerigroup Chip KM $133.56 ↓ -69%
Humana Choicecare $163.00 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Star KM $200.34 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $200.34 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare Chip KM $200.34 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $330.87 ↓ -22%
Molina Star Plus KM $333.90 ↓ -22%
Molina Chip KM $333.90 ↓ -22%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Humana Gold Choice MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Humana Gold Plus MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Wellcare MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Aetna MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Coventry First Health MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Superior Star Plus MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Texas Healthspring MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Triwest VA MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Allwell Superior Health MM $374.69 ↓ -12%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $385.93 ↓ -9%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $385.93 ↓ -9%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $393.42 ↓ -8%
US Imaging Network PPO $400.92 ↓ -6%
Devoted Health Plan MM $404.67 ↓ -5%
Amerigroup MM $404.67 ↓ -5%
Imperial Health Plan MM $412.16 ↓ -3%
ProCare Advantage MM $412.16 ↓ -3%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $412.16 ↓ -3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $425.40 ↓ -0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $436.31 ↑ +2%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $449.63 ↑ +6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $483.57 ↑ +14%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $487.10 ↑ +14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $498.12 ↑ +17%
Christus Health HIX $524.57 ↑ +23%
Community First Health Plan HMO $534.24 ↑ +25%
Healthcare Highways PPO $556.50 ↑ +31%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $612.15 ↑ +44%
First Health PPO $723.45 ↑ +70%
Multiplan PPO $723.45 ↑ +70%
Phcs PPO $723.45 ↑ +70%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $723.45 ↑ +70%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $749.38 ↑ +76%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $834.75 ↑ +96%
Health Management Network PPO $890.40 ↑ +109%
Beech Street PPO $890.40 ↑ +109%
Provider Select PPO $890.40 ↑ +109%
HealthSmart PPO $890.40 ↑ +109%
National Choicecare PPO $1,057.35 ↑ +148%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +154%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +278%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +320%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +320%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +320%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +320%
Cigna New Business $3,395.00 ↑ +697%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +844%
Cigna PPO $4,308.00 ↑ +911%

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