Insert pessary/other device 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

$222.09

Cash price

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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.

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

$673.00

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.

$30.87 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas vs $4,326.00 with Aetna — 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $30.87 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Chip KM $31.51 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $31.51 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Star KM $31.51 ↓ -86%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Community First Star Kids KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
First Care KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Superior Chip KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
El Paso First KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Aetna Star KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Molina Chip KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Molina Star Plus KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Superior Star Kids KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Superior Star KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Superior Foster Care KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Superior Star Plus KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Aetna Chip KM $33.50 ↓ -85%
Community First Chip KM $35.18 ↓ -84%
Community First Star KM $35.18 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $35.18 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $35.18 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $39.69 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $40.70 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $45.11 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $46.47 ↓ -79%
Community First Med Adv MM $80.76 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $80.76 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $80.76 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $80.76 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $80.76 ↓ -64%
Cigna New Business $129.00 ↓ -42%
Humana Choicecare $163.00 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO $164.00 ↓ -26%
Triwest VA MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Aetna MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Texas Healthspring MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Humana Gold Choice MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Coventry First Health MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Wellcare MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Superior Star Plus MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Humana Gold Plus MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Allwell Superior Health MM $188.89 ↓ -15%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $194.56 ↓ -12%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $194.56 ↓ -12%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $198.33 ↓ -11%
US Imaging Network PPO $202.11 ↓ -9%
Amerigroup MM $204.00 ↓ -8%
Devoted Health Plan MM $204.00 ↓ -8%
Imperial Health Plan MM $207.78 ↓ -6%
ProCare Advantage MM $207.78 ↓ -6%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $207.78 ↓ -6%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $226.67 ↑ +2%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $245.56 ↑ +11%
Christus Health HIX $264.45 ↑ +19%
Community First Health Plan HMO $323.04 ↑ +45%
Healthcare Highways PPO $336.50 ↑ +52%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $370.15 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $377.78 ↑ +70%
First Health PPO $437.45 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $437.45 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $437.45 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $437.45 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $504.75 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $538.40 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $538.40 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $538.40 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $538.40 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $639.35 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +387%
Aetna New Business $3,894.00 ↑ +1653%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +1710%
Aetna POS $4,326.00 ↑ +1848%
Aetna EPO $4,326.00 ↑ +1848%
Aetna HMO $4,326.00 ↑ +1848%
Aetna PPO $4,326.00 ↑ +1848%

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