CHRISTUS Children's

San Antonio, TX

30,101 price items Updated: 2026-01-12

About CHRISTUS Children's

CHRISTUS Children's is located in San Antonio, Texas. The hospital is part of the CHRISTUS Health system.

CHRISTUS Children's publishes 30,101 price items in its transparency file, making it one of 16 hospitals reporting pricing data in the San Antonio metro area. The hospital provides pricing information for 17 common procedures with 1,624 total payer rate entries. Cash prices are consistently set at approximately 33% of gross charges across all procedures, from basic lab tests like Complete Blood Count ($92 cash vs $278 gross) to more complex procedures like CT scans with contrast ($2,988 cash vs $9,056 gross). Notable pricing includes zero charges listed for both Total Knee Replacement and Cesarean Delivery procedures.

About This Data

CHRISTUS Children's publishes this pricing data as required by the CMS Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR § 180). The hospital's machine-readable file is published in JSON format and includes gross charges, cash/self-pay discounts, and payer-specific negotiated rates.

We are not affiliated with CHRISTUS Children's. This page presents publicly available pricing data published by the hospital in compliance with federal regulations.

File last updated: 2026-01-12. Accessed by us: 2026-04-13. We check for changes weekly.

If you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We'll review it against the source file within 5 business days.

Published Prices by Procedure

Procedure Cash Price
Transthoracic Echocardiogram with Doppler (93306) $1,309.11
Procedure Cash Price
Screening Colonoscopy (45378) $3,099.03
Colonoscopy with Biopsy (45380) $3,877.17
Procedure Cash Price
ER Visit Level 3 (Moderate) (99283) $594.33
ER Visit Level 4 (High/Urgent) (99284) $965.58
ER Visit Level 5 (Critical) (99285) $1,496.88
Procedure Cash Price
MRI Brain Without Contrast (70551) $1,594.56
MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast (72148) $1,839.09
Procedure Cash Price
Chest X-ray, 2 Views (71046) $182.82
Procedure Cash Price
CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast (74176) $2,704.68
CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast (74177) $2,988.48
Procedure Cash Price
Abdominal Ultrasound, Complete (76700) $654.39
Pelvic Ultrasound, Complete (76856) $679.8
Procedure Cash Price
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) (80053) $252.78
Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential (85025) $91.74
Procedure Cash Price
Cesarean Delivery (59510) N/A
Procedure Cash Price
Total Knee Replacement (Arthroplasty) (27447) N/A

Pricing Patterns at CHRISTUS Children's

CHRISTUS Children's shows a consistent pattern where cash prices are approximately 33% of gross charges across most procedures, with cash prices at $182.82 for chest X-rays compared to gross charges of $554, and $1496.88 cash versus $4536 gross for critical ER visits. Notably, some procedures like total knee replacement and cesarean delivery show $0 gross and cash prices but maintain insured rates of $4020-$7184 and $3381-$4020 respectively. Cash prices frequently fall below the minimum insured rates, such as colonoscopy screening where the $3099.03 cash price significantly undercuts the $328.5-$8921.45 insured range at the higher end.

CHRISTUS Children's vs San Antonio Hospitals

How CHRISTUS Children's's cash prices compare to the median across hospitals in the San Antonio area with published prices for each procedure.

Procedure CHRISTUS Children's vs Median
Echocardiogram 15 hospitals $1,309.11 86% below median
Colonoscopy 5 hospitals $3,099.03 92% above median
ER Visit 15 hospitals $594.33 77% below median
MRI 15 hospitals $1,594.56 42% below median
Chest X-ray 16 hospitals $182.82 85% below median
CT Scan 15 hospitals $2,704.68 76% below median
Ultrasound 15 hospitals $654.39 79% below median
Lab Work 15 hospitals $91.74 96% below median

"Cash price" is each hospital's published self-pay/discounted rate. Median is calculated across San Antonio hospitals that publish a cash price for the same procedure. Multi-code procedures use each hospital's lowest valid price as its representative value.

Understanding the Columns

Gross Charge: The chargemaster price before any discounts. Rarely what patients pay. It is primarily a starting point for insurance negotiations.

Cash/Self-Pay: The discounted rate hospitals offer to uninsured patients. Ask about financial assistance programs for further reductions.

Insured Range: Lowest to highest negotiated rates across all payers. Medicare rates are typically lowest; commercial plan rates highest.

About Facility Fees

Prices shown are facility fees only. You'll also receive separate bills from the physician performing the procedure.

Imaging procedures include a facility fee plus a radiologist's reading fee. Surgical procedures add surgeon, anesthesia, and pathology fees.

For a more complete estimate, contact the hospital's financial counselling office or your insurer to request a pre-service cost estimate that includes all expected professional fees.

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CHRISTUS Children's

File updated: 2026-01-12 · Accessed by us: 2026-04-13

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