Strapping of elbow or wrist 29260 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

$391.05

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$1,185.00

Gross charge

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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.

$30.42 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas vs $4,020.00 with Five Point Credit Union — 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 $30.42 ↓ -92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $39.11 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $40.12 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $44.46 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $45.80 ↓ -88%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Community First Star Kids KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Community First Star KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Community First Chip KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Aetna Chip KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Superior Star Kids KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Superior Star KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Superior Chip KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Superior Star Plus KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Superior Foster Care KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Aetna Star KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
First Care KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
El Paso First KM $52.80 ↓ -86%
Coventry First Health MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Humana Gold Plus MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Texas Healthspring MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Wellcare MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Allwell Superior Health MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Triwest VA MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Superior Star Plus MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Humana Gold Choice MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Aetna MM $55.78 ↓ -86%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $57.45 ↓ -85%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $57.45 ↓ -85%
Community First Med Adv MM $57.60 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup Chip KM $57.60 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $57.60 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup Star KM $57.60 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $57.60 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $57.60 ↓ -85%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $57.60 ↓ -85%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $58.57 ↓ -85%
US Imaging Network PPO $59.68 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup MM $60.24 ↓ -85%
Devoted Health Plan MM $60.24 ↓ -85%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $61.36 ↓ -84%
ProCare Advantage MM $61.36 ↓ -84%
Imperial Health Plan MM $61.36 ↓ -84%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $66.94 ↓ -83%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $72.51 ↓ -81%
Christus Health HIX $78.09 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Star KM $86.40 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Chip KM $86.40 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $86.40 ↓ -78%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $111.56 ↓ -71%
Cigna New Business $129.00 ↓ -67%
Molina Chip KM $144.00 ↓ -63%
Molina Star Plus KM $144.00 ↓ -63%
Humana Choicecare $163.00 ↓ -58%
Cigna PPO $164.00 ↓ -58%
Community First Health Plan HMO $230.40 ↓ -41%
Healthcare Highways PPO $240.00 ↓ -39%
Aetna New Business $259.20 ↓ -34%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $264.00 ↓ -32%
Aetna PPO $288.00 ↓ -26%
Aetna POS $288.00 ↓ -26%
Aetna HMO $288.00 ↓ -26%
Aetna EPO $288.00 ↓ -26%
First Health PPO $312.00 ↓ -20%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $312.00 ↓ -20%
Multiplan PPO $312.00 ↓ -20%
Phcs PPO $312.00 ↓ -20%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $360.00 ↓ -8%
Beech Street PPO $384.00 ↓ -2%
Provider Select PPO $384.00 ↓ -2%
Health Management Network PPO $384.00 ↓ -2%
HealthSmart PPO $384.00 ↓ -2%
National Choicecare PPO $456.00 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +177%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +928%

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