Abdominal MRI (without contrast) 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

$3,220.80

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.

$9,760.00

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.

$113.49 with Texas Healthspring vs $2,251.00 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
Texas Healthspring MM $113.49 ↓ -96%
Community First Med Adv MM $195.48 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup Star KM $195.48 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $195.48 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $195.48 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup Chip KM $195.48 ↓ -94%
Triwest VA MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Superior Star Plus MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Wellcare MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Aetna MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Coventry First Health MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Humana Gold Choice MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Humana Gold Plus MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
Allwell Superior Health MM $226.97 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Star KM $232.31 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Chip KM $232.31 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $232.31 ↓ -93%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $233.78 ↓ -93%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $233.78 ↓ -93%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $238.32 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MM $245.13 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health Plan MM $245.13 ↓ -92%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $249.67 ↓ -92%
ProCare Advantage MM $249.67 ↓ -92%
Imperial Health Plan MM $249.67 ↓ -92%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $272.36 ↓ -92%
Superior Star KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Aetna Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Aetna Star KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Molina Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Molina Star Plus KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Superior Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Superior Star Plus KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Superior Foster Care KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Superior Star Kids KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Community First Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Community First Star KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Community First Star Kids KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
El Paso First KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
First Care KM $294.24 ↓ -91%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $295.06 ↓ -91%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $308.95 ↓ -90%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $308.95 ↓ -90%
Christus Health HIX $317.76 ↓ -90%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $453.94 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $654.84 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $803.99 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $813.31 ↓ -75%
Community First Health Plan HMO $880.00 ↓ -73%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $895.95 ↓ -72%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $904.20 ↓ -72%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $950.80 ↓ -70%
First Health PPO $1,058.85 ↓ -67%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,058.85 ↓ -67%
Phcs PPO $1,058.85 ↓ -67%
Multiplan PPO $1,058.85 ↓ -67%
US Imaging Network PPO $1,100.00 ↓ -66%
Humana Choicecare $1,178.00 ↓ -63%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,185.00 ↓ -63%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,221.75 ↓ -62%
Beech Street PPO $1,303.20 ↓ -60%
Provider Select PPO $1,303.20 ↓ -60%
Health Management Network PPO $1,303.20 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart PPO $1,303.20 ↓ -60%
Cigna New Business $1,541.00 ↓ -52%
National Choicecare PPO $1,547.55 ↓ -52%
Aetna New Business $1,577.00 ↓ -51%
Aetna PPO $1,752.00 ↓ -46%
Aetna POS $1,752.00 ↓ -46%
Aetna HMO $1,752.00 ↓ -46%
Aetna EPO $1,752.00 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,869.00 ↓ -42%
Cigna PPO $1,956.00 ↓ -39%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $2,251.00 ↓ -30%

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Abdominal MRI (without contrast) at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,197.95 $201.81 – $2,747.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,048.36 $314.76 – $3,072.54
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,048.36 $215.94 – $3,072.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,048.36 $201.81 – $3,072.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,742.65 $201.81 – $4,113.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $2,197.95 $201.81 – $2,747.44

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