Incisn windpipe 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

$3,629.01

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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.

$10,997.00

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.

$1,209.67 with Aetna vs $10,447.15 with National Choicecare — 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 $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $1,209.67 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $1,319.64 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $1,319.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $1,319.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $1,319.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $1,319.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $1,319.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $1,319.64 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Chip KM $1,979.46 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star KM $1,979.46 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $1,979.46 ↓ -45%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $2,383.55 ↓ -34%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↓ -29%
Humana Gold Choice MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Humana Gold Plus MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Coventry First Health MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Aetna MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Superior Star Plus MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Allwell Superior Health MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Triwest VA MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Wellcare MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
United Healthcare MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Texas Healthspring MM $3,045.18 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $3,064.57 ↓ -16%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $3,136.54 ↓ -14%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $3,136.54 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $3,143.15 ↓ -13%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $3,197.44 ↓ -12%
US Imaging Network PPO $3,258.34 ↓ -10%
Devoted Health Plan MM $3,288.79 ↓ -9%
Amerigroup MM $3,288.79 ↓ -9%
Molina Star Plus KM $3,299.10 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $3,299.10 ↓ -9%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $3,349.70 ↓ -8%
Imperial Health Plan MM $3,349.70 ↓ -8%
ProCare Advantage MM $3,349.70 ↓ -8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $3,483.66 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $3,588.43 ↓ -1%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $3,654.22 ↑ +1%
Humana Choicecare $3,697.00 ↑ +2%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $3,958.73 ↑ +9%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +11%
Christus Health HIX $4,263.25 ↑ +17%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,543.00 ↑ +25%
Cigna New Business $4,549.00 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare All Payer $5,148.00 ↑ +42%
Community First Health Plan HMO $5,278.56 ↑ +45%
Cigna PPO $5,774.00 ↑ +59%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $6,048.35 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $6,090.36 ↑ +68%
First Health PPO $7,148.05 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $7,148.05 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $7,148.05 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $7,148.05 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $8,247.75 ↑ +127%
Health Management Network PPO $8,797.60 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $8,797.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $8,797.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $8,797.60 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $10,447.15 ↑ +188%

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Incisn windpipe at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $5,340.00 – $5,340.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $5,256.07 $1,489.22 – $7,975.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $5,439.23 $71.00 – $8,158.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,245.51 $71.00 – $7,975.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $5,256.07 $1,401.62 – $7,975.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $5,439.23 $85.00 – $8,158.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $5,439.23 $2,810.27 – $8,158.85
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,245.51 $71.00 – $7,975.81

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