Perc cryo ablate renal tum 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

$9,028.47

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$27,359.00

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

$1,057.79 with United Healthcare vs $25,991.05 with National Choicecare — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
United Healthcare Chip KM $1,057.79 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Star KM $1,057.79 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $1,057.79 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $3,283.08 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $3,283.08 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $3,283.08 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $3,283.08 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $3,283.08 ↓ -64%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↓ -55%
First Care KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
El Paso First KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Molina Star Plus KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Community First Star Kids KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Superior Chip KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Superior Star Plus KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Superior Foster Care KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Aetna Chip KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Superior Star Kids KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Superior Star KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Aetna Star KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Molina Chip KM $4,645.39 ↓ -49%
Community First Star KM $4,877.66 ↓ -46%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $4,877.66 ↓ -46%
Community First Chip KM $4,877.66 ↓ -46%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $4,877.66 ↓ -46%
Humana Choicecare $4,967.00 ↓ -45%
Aetna New Business $5,433.00 ↓ -40%
Healthcare Highways PPO $5,893.00 ↓ -35%
Aetna POS $6,036.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna HMO $6,036.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna EPO $6,036.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna PPO $6,036.00 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $7,655.93 ↓ -15%
Texas Healthspring MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Humana Gold Choice MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Humana Gold Plus MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Wellcare MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Triwest VA MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Superior Star Plus MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Aetna MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Allwell Superior Health MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Coventry First Health MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $9,775.93 ↑ +8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $9,843.34 ↑ +9%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $10,069.21 ↑ +12%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $10,069.21 ↑ +12%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $10,095.73 ↑ +12%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $10,264.73 ↑ +14%
US Imaging Network PPO $10,460.25 ↑ +16%
Devoted Health Plan MM $10,558.00 ↑ +17%
Amerigroup MM $10,558.00 ↑ +17%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $10,753.52 ↑ +19%
ProCare Advantage MM $10,753.52 ↑ +19%
Imperial Health Plan MM $10,753.52 ↑ +19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $11,189.44 ↑ +24%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $11,525.96 ↑ +28%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $11,731.12 ↑ +30%
United Healthcare All Payer $12,255.00 ↑ +36%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $12,708.71 ↑ +41%
Cigna New Business $13,002.00 ↑ +44%
Community First Health Plan HMO $13,132.32 ↑ +45%
Christus Health HIX $13,686.30 ↑ +52%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $15,047.45 ↑ +67%
Cigna PPO $16,505.00 ↑ +83%
Phcs PPO $17,783.35 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $17,783.35 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $17,783.35 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $17,783.35 ↑ +97%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $19,551.86 ↑ +117%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $20,519.25 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $21,887.20 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $21,887.20 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $21,887.20 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $21,887.20 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $25,991.05 ↑ +188%

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Perc cryo ablate renal tum at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $4,645.39 – $7,184.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $13,038.50 $4,645.39 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $11,458.04 $71.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $8,517.04 $71.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $13,038.50 $4,645.39 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $11,458.04 $85.00 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $11,458.04 $4,645.39 – $25,500.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $8,517.04 $71.00 – $25,500.18

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