Prices at 3 hospitals in San Antonio, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $44 — 4% above the US median ($43), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health System | San Antonio, TX | $16 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 366 min | — |
| Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $44 | $6 | — | — | — |
| South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital | San Antonio, TX | $127 | $6 | — | 121 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $44 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($6). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($12).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $74 list price could save about $30 (40%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in San Antonio
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Drengler, M.D. | Medical Oncology | San Antonio, TX | 1,424 |
| Sridhar Beeram, MD | Hematology-Oncology | San Antonio, TX | 1,419 |
| Wieslaw Furmaga, MD | Pathology | San Antonio, TX | 1,269 |
| Scott Ulmer, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | San Antonio, TX | 792 |
| Suneetha Challagundla, MD | Medical Oncology | San Antonio, TX | 597 |
| Juanita Sprute, MD | Family Practice | San Antonio, TX | 541 |
| Melissa Crawley, MD | Hematology-Oncology | San Antonio, TX | 522 |
| Kimberly Heller, MD | Family Practice | San Antonio, TX | 494 |
| Manuel Santiago, MD | Hematology-Oncology | San Antonio, TX | 379 |
| Alaina Hallmark, MD | Family Practice | San Antonio, TX | 374 |
| Sreedevi Daggubati, MD | Hematology | San Antonio, TX | 305 |
| Steven Kalter, M.D. | Medical Oncology | San Antonio, TX | 298 |
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