University Health System
Street:4502 Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 Hospital ***** CMS quality 3 of 5
75%Self-pay discount
75% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 3,956 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average chargesCharges 3.6× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 764
- Ownership
- Government (hospital district)
- Medicare ID
- 450213
- Cost report
- FY ending 12/31/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 3 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.8× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Childbirth and delivery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.1× | |
| Anesthesia 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 8.9× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 11.4× | |
| MRI 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 11.6× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 3.5× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.3× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.1× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.6× | |
| Speech therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 19.4× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 16.1× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.5× | |
| Implanted devices cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.8× | |
| Dialysis 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.3× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.5× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.8× | |
| Observation stay 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.1× | |
| Inpatient room and board 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.5× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.9× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $30.75 cash price | $123 75% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $75.75 cash price | $303 75% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $115 cash price | $460 75% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $23.99 cash price | $95.95 75% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $5.27 cash price | $21.06 75% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $119 cash price | $478 75% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $39.26 cash price | $157 75% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $10.55 cash price | $42.20 75% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $4.13 cash price | $16.50 75% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $60.25 cash price | $241 75% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $244 cash price | $975 75% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 450213, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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