Hydration IV infusion each additional hour 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

$264.33

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$801.00

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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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$27.88 with Humana vs $1,493.00 with United Healthcare — 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

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
Humana Choicecare $27.88 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $33.27 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $40.80 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $41.34 ↓ -84%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Humana Gold Plus MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Humana Gold Choice MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Wellcare MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Coventry First Health MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Triwest VA MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Allwell Superior Health MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Superior Star Plus MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Texas Healthspring MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Aetna MM $43.32 ↓ -84%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $44.62 ↓ -83%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $44.62 ↓ -83%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $45.49 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $45.86 ↓ -83%
US Imaging Network PPO $46.35 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup MM $46.79 ↓ -82%
Devoted Health Plan MM $46.79 ↓ -82%
Community First Star KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Aetna Star KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Aetna Chip KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Community First Chip KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Superior Star Plus KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Superior Foster Care KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Superior Star KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Superior Star Kids KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Community First Star Kids KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
El Paso First KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
First Care KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
Superior Chip KM $47.63 ↓ -82%
ProCare Advantage MM $47.65 ↓ -82%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $47.65 ↓ -82%
Imperial Health Plan MM $47.65 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $48.46 ↓ -82%
Community First Med Adv MM $51.96 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup Chip KM $51.96 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $51.96 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup Star KM $51.96 ↓ -80%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $51.96 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $51.96 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $51.96 ↓ -80%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $51.98 ↓ -80%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $56.32 ↓ -79%
Christus Health HIX $60.65 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $77.94 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Star KM $77.94 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Chip KM $77.94 ↓ -71%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $86.64 ↓ -67%
Molina Star Plus KM $129.90 ↓ -51%
Molina Chip KM $129.90 ↓ -51%
Cigna New Business $160.21 ↓ -39%
Healthcare Highways PPO $194.85 ↓ -26%
Community First Health Plan HMO $220.83 ↓ -16%
Aetna New Business $233.82 ↓ -12%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $238.15 ↓ -10%
Cigna PPO $238.15 ↓ -10%
Aetna PPO $259.80 ↓ -2%
Aetna EPO $259.80 ↓ -2%
Aetna POS $259.80 ↓ -2%
Aetna HMO $259.80 ↓ -2%
First Health PPO $281.45 ↑ +6%
Phcs PPO $281.45 ↑ +6%
Multiplan PPO $281.45 ↑ +6%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $281.45 ↑ +6%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $303.10 ↑ +15%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $324.75 ↑ +23%
Health Management Network PPO $346.40 ↑ +31%
Provider Select PPO $346.40 ↑ +31%
HealthSmart PPO $346.40 ↑ +31%
Beech Street PPO $346.40 ↑ +31%
National Choicecare PPO $411.35 ↑ +56%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,493.00 ↑ +465%

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