Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$88.44

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$268.00

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$8.24 with United Healthcare vs $254.60 with National Choicecare — 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

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 All Payer $8.24 ↓ -91%
Texas Healthspring MM $8.64 ↓ -90%
El Paso First KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Humana Gold Choice MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Humana Gold Plus MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Community First Star Kids KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Community First Star KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Community First Chip KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Superior Star Plus KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
First Care KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Superior Foster Care KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Superior Chip KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Aetna Chip KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Aetna MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Aetna Star KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Coventry First Health MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Molina Chip KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Molina Star Plus KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Triwest VA MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Wellcare MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Allwell Superior Health MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Superior Star Plus MM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Superior Star Kids KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Superior Star KM $17.27 ↓ -80%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $17.79 ↓ -80%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $17.79 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $18.13 ↓ -80%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $18.13 ↓ -80%
US Imaging Network PPO $18.48 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health Plan MM $18.65 ↓ -79%
Amerigroup MM $18.65 ↓ -79%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $19.00 ↓ -79%
Imperial Health Plan MM $19.00 ↓ -79%
ProCare Advantage MM $19.00 ↓ -79%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $20.72 ↓ -77%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $22.45 ↓ -75%
Christus Health HIX $24.18 ↓ -73%
Community First Med Adv MM $32.16 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $32.16 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $32.16 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $32.16 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $32.16 ↓ -64%
Aetna EPO $34.20 ↓ -61%
Aetna PPO $34.20 ↓ -61%
Aetna POS $34.20 ↓ -61%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $34.54 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $44.38 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare Chip KM $48.24 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star KM $48.24 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $48.24 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $54.06 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $54.75 ↓ -38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $60.79 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $64.07 ↓ -28%
Cigna New Business $99.16 ↑ +12%
Community First Health Plan HMO $117.92 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $120.60 ↑ +36%
Humana Choicecare $134.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna PPO $147.40 ↑ +67%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $147.40 ↑ +67%
First Health PPO $174.20 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $174.20 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $174.20 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $174.20 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $187.60 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $201.00 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $214.40 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $214.40 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $214.40 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $214.40 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $254.60 ↑ +188%

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