Abd/low ext cath 3rd 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

$880.77

Cash price

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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.

$2,669.00

Gross charge

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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.

$293.59 with Community First vs $4,020.00 with Five Point Credit Union — 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.

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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
Community First Chip KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $293.59 ↓ -67%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $320.28 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $320.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $320.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $320.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $320.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $320.28 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $320.28 ↓ -64%
Aetna MM $323.20 ↓ -63%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $400.35 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Star KM $480.42 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $480.42 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Chip KM $480.42 ↓ -45%
Christus Health HIX $560.49 ↓ -36%
Molina Star Plus KM $800.70 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $800.70 ↓ -9%
Amerigroup MM $1,067.60 ↑ +21%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,067.60 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +23%
Community First Health Plan HMO $1,281.12 ↑ +45%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,334.50 ↑ +52%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,334.50 ↑ +52%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,467.95 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,601.40 ↑ +82%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,734.85 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $1,734.85 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $1,734.85 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $1,734.85 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $2,001.75 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $2,135.20 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $2,135.20 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $2,135.20 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $2,135.20 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $2,268.65 ↑ +158%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↑ +165%
Humana Choicecare $2,349.00 ↑ +167%
National Choicecare PPO $2,535.55 ↑ +188%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↑ +195%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↑ +195%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↑ +195%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↑ +195%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +356%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $4,024.18 $1,140.18 – $5,700.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,368.80 $71.00 – $5,053.19
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $4,024.18 $1,073.12 – $5,700.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,368.80 $85.00 – $5,053.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $3,368.80 $1,667.00 – $5,053.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $4,255.58 $71.00 – $6,383.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $4,024.18 $1,073.12 – $5,700.92

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