Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside) at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon
11503 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1194787218
$239.25
Cash price 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.
$725.00
Gross charge 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.
$65.75 with Aetna vs $262.81 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Aetna | MM | $65.75 | ↓ -73% |
| Humana | Choicecare | $161.41 | ↓ -33% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas | Blue Advantage HMO | $177.43 | ↓ -26% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas | Blue AdvantangeHMO | $180.40 | ↓ -25% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas | HMO | $196.74 | ↓ -18% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas | HEB | $198.96 | ↓ -17% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas | PPO | $220.49 | ↓ -8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas | HMO | $221.24 | ↓ -8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas | HEB | $224.20 | ↓ -6% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas | Traditional | $232.37 | ↓ -3% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas | PPO | $248.70 | ↑ +4% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas | Traditional | $262.81 | ↑ +10% |
| Beech Street | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas | Star Chip KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas | Star Kids KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas | Star KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Christian Brothers Services | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Christus Health | HIX | not published by hospital | — |
| Christus Health | Med Adv MM | not published by hospital | — |
| Cigna | New Business | not published by hospital | — |
| Cigna | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Community First | Chip KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Community First | Med Adv MM | not published by hospital | — |
| Community First | Star Kids KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Community First | Star KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Community First | Star Plus KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Community First Health Plan | HMO | not published by hospital | — |
| Devoted Health Plan | MM | not published by hospital | — |
| Driscoll Children's Health Plan | Chip KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Driscoll Children's Health Plan | Star Kids KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Driscoll Children's Health Plan | Star KM | not published by hospital | — |
| El Paso First | KM | not published by hospital | — |
| First Care | KM | not published by hospital | — |
| First Health | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Five Point Credit Union | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Healthcare Highways | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Health Management Network | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Healthsmart | Accel PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| HealthSmart | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Imperial Health Plan | MM | not published by hospital | — |
| Medicus Internatiaonal | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Molina | Chip KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Molina | Star Plus KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Multiplan | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Naphcare Inc. | RRMB | not published by hospital | — |
| National Choicecare | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Phcs | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Provider Select | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Superior | Chip KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Superior | Foster Care KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Superior | Star Kids KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Superior | Star KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Superior | Star Plus KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Texas Childrens Health Plan | Chip KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Texas Childrens Health Plan | Star Plus KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Triwest | VA MM | not published by hospital | — |
| United Healthcare | All Payer | not published by hospital | — |
| United Healthcare | Chip KM | not published by hospital | — |
| United Healthcare | Star Kids KM | not published by hospital | — |
| United Healthcare | Star KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | Chip KM | not published by hospital | — |
| United Healthcare | Star Plus KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | EPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | HMO | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | New Business | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | POS | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna | Star KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Amerigroup | Chip KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Amerigroup | MM | not published by hospital | — |
| Amerigroup | Star Kids KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Amerigroup | Star KM | not published by hospital | — |
| Amerigroup | Star Plus KM | not published by hospital | — |
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Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside) at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Children's Hospital | San Antonio | not published | $227.83 – $227.83 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | $439.28 | $285.82 – $285.82 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $340.13 | $96.37 – $481.85 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $420.71 | $86.60 – $631.06 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $400.18 | $80.04 – $500.22 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $340.13 | $90.70 – $481.85 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $420.71 | $112.00 – $631.06 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $420.71 | $155.00 – $631.06 |