Homovanillic acid (hva) 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

$67.65

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$205.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$4.80 with United Healthcare vs $194.75 with National Choicecare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Healthcare All Payer $4.80 ↓ -93%
Texas Healthspring MM $11.21 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare Chip KM $18.82 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $18.82 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Star KM $18.82 ↓ -72%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Aetna MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Coventry First Health MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Molina Chip KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Molina Star Plus KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Humana Gold Choice MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Humana Gold Plus MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Triwest VA MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Wellcare MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Allwell Superior Health MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus MM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $22.41 ↓ -67%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $23.08 ↓ -66%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $23.08 ↓ -66%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $23.53 ↓ -65%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $23.53 ↓ -65%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $23.53 ↓ -65%
US Imaging Network PPO $23.98 ↓ -65%
Amerigroup MM $24.20 ↓ -64%
Devoted Health Plan MM $24.20 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $24.60 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $24.60 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $24.60 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $24.60 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $24.60 ↓ -64%
ProCare Advantage MM $24.65 ↓ -64%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $24.65 ↓ -64%
Imperial Health Plan MM $24.65 ↓ -64%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $26.89 ↓ -60%
Humana Choicecare $27.44 ↓ -59%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $29.13 ↓ -57%
Christus Health HIX $31.37 ↓ -54%
Aetna POS $44.37 ↓ -34%
Aetna PPO $44.37 ↓ -34%
Aetna EPO $44.37 ↓ -34%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $44.82 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $57.59 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $70.14 ↑ +4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $71.04 ↑ +5%
Cigna New Business $77.26 ↑ +14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $78.88 ↑ +17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $83.14 ↑ +23%
Community First Health Plan HMO $90.20 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $92.25 ↑ +36%
Cigna PPO $97.85 ↑ +45%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $112.75 ↑ +67%
First Health PPO $133.25 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $133.25 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $133.25 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $133.25 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $143.50 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $153.75 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $164.00 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $164.00 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $164.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $164.00 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $194.75 ↑ +188%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Homovanillic acid (hva) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $122.39 $10.00 – $90.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $125.84 $12.00 – $108.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $105.00 $12.00 – $90.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $122.39 $10.00 – $90.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $125.84 $12.00 – $108.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $125.84 $8.00 – $108.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $105.00 $12.00 – $108.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $122.39 $10.00 – $90.00

All Texas hospitals for this procedure →