Artery x-rays lungs 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

$3,366.66

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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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$10,202.00

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.

$159.38 with United Healthcare vs $12,304.48 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas — same scan, same building. Share

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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
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $159.38 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Chip KM $159.38 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Star KM $159.38 ↓ -95%
Aetna New Business $161.33 ↓ -95%
Aetna HMO $179.25 ↓ -95%
Aetna PPO $179.25 ↓ -95%
Aetna POS $179.25 ↓ -95%
Aetna EPO $179.25 ↓ -95%
Cigna New Business $258.86 ↓ -92%
Humana Choicecare $312.48 ↓ -91%
Cigna PPO $327.82 ↓ -90%
Community First Med Adv MM $1,224.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $1,224.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $1,224.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $1,224.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $1,224.24 ↓ -64%
Texas Healthspring MM $1,477.72 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Superior Star Plus MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Coventry First Health MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Humana Gold Choice MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Humana Gold Plus MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Triwest VA MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Allwell Superior Health MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Aetna MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Wellcare MM $2,955.44 ↓ -12%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $3,044.10 ↓ -10%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $3,044.10 ↓ -10%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $3,103.21 ↓ -8%
US Imaging Network PPO $3,162.32 ↓ -6%
Devoted Health Plan MM $3,191.88 ↓ -5%
Amerigroup MM $3,191.88 ↓ -5%
Imperial Health Plan MM $3,250.98 ↓ -3%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $3,250.98 ↓ -3%
ProCare Advantage MM $3,250.98 ↓ -3%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $3,546.53 ↑ +5%
Superior Star KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Aetna Chip KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Aetna Star KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Molina Chip KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Molina Star Plus KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Superior Chip KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Superior Star Plus KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Superior Foster Care KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Superior Star Kids KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Community First Chip KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Community First Star KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Community First Star Kids KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
El Paso First KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
First Care KM $3,753.50 ↑ +11%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $3,842.07 ↑ +14%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $3,941.18 ↑ +17%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $3,941.18 ↑ +17%
Christus Health HIX $4,137.62 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare All Payer $4,284.84 ↑ +27%
Community First Health Plan HMO $4,488.88 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,590.90 ↑ +36%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $5,611.10 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $5,910.88 ↑ +76%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $6,631.30 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $6,631.30 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $6,631.30 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $6,631.30 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $7,141.40 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $7,651.50 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $8,161.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $8,161.60 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $8,161.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $8,161.60 ↑ +142%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $8,563.26 ↑ +154%
National Choicecare PPO $9,691.90 ↑ +188%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $10,392.30 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $10,530.86 ↑ +213%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $11,694.80 ↑ +247%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $12,304.48 ↑ +265%

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