Incision tendon sheath 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

$495.99

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$1,503.00

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 $4,115.00 with Healthcare Highways — same scan, same building. Share

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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 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $152.00 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $156.00 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $158.00 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Chip KM $180.36 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $180.36 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $180.36 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $180.36 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $180.36 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $186.00 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $363.36 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare Star KM $363.36 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare Chip KM $363.36 ↓ -27%
Humana Choicecare $480.00 ↓ -3%
Cigna New Business $556.11 ↑ +12%
Superior Star KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Aetna Chip KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Aetna Star KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Molina Chip KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Molina Star Plus KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Superior Chip KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Superior Star Plus KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Superior Foster Care KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Superior Star Kids KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Community First Star Kids KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
El Paso First KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
First Care KM $593.04 ↑ +20%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $622.69 ↑ +26%
Community First Star KM $622.69 ↑ +26%
Community First Chip KM $622.69 ↑ +26%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $622.69 ↑ +26%
Community First Health Plan HMO $721.44 ↑ +45%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $826.65 ↑ +67%
Cigna PPO $826.65 ↑ +67%
First Health PPO $976.95 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $976.95 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $976.95 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $976.95 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,127.25 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $1,202.40 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $1,202.40 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $1,202.40 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $1,202.40 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $1,427.85 ↑ +188%
Texas Healthspring MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Aetna MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Wellcare MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Superior Star Plus MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Allwell Superior Health MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Triwest VA MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Humana Gold Plus MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Humana Gold Choice MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Coventry First Health MM $1,502.75 ↑ +203%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $1,547.83 ↑ +212%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $1,547.83 ↑ +212%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $1,577.89 ↑ +218%
US Imaging Network PPO $1,607.94 ↑ +224%
Amerigroup MM $1,622.97 ↑ +227%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,622.97 ↑ +227%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,653.03 ↑ +233%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $1,653.03 ↑ +233%
ProCare Advantage MM $1,653.03 ↑ +233%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $1,803.30 ↑ +264%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $1,953.58 ↑ +294%
Christus Health HIX $2,103.85 ↑ +324%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↑ +371%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↑ +423%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↑ +423%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↑ +423%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↑ +423%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $3,005.50 ↑ +506%
United Healthcare All Payer $3,326.00 ↑ +571%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +711%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,115.00 ↑ +730%

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Incision tendon sheath at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $593.04 – $2,394.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,603.91 $71.00 – $5,405.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $3,379.60 $71.00 – $4,224.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,603.91 $85.00 – $5,405.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,603.91 $593.04 – $5,405.87
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $3,379.60 $71.00 – $5,069.39
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $3,603.91 $71.00 – $4,504.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $3,603.91 $71.00 – $5,405.87

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