Assay of PSA complexed 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

$84.15

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.

$255.00

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.

$9.20 with Texas Healthspring vs $242.25 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
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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 $9.20 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare All Payer $12.27 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare Chip KM $17.17 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $17.17 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Star KM $17.17 ↓ -80%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Community First Star Kids KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Community First Star KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Aetna Chip KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Aetna MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Aetna Star KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Coventry First Health MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Community First Chip KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Molina Chip KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Molina Star Plus KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Superior Chip KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
First Care KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
El Paso First KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Humana Gold Choice MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Humana Gold Plus MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Superior Foster Care KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Superior Star Plus KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Triwest VA MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Wellcare MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Allwell Superior Health MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Superior Star Plus MM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Superior Star Kids KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Superior Star KM $18.39 ↓ -78%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $18.94 ↓ -77%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $18.94 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $19.31 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $19.31 ↓ -77%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $19.31 ↓ -77%
US Imaging Network PPO $19.68 ↓ -77%
Devoted Health Plan MM $19.86 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup MM $19.86 ↓ -76%
Imperial Health Plan MM $20.23 ↓ -76%
ProCare Advantage MM $20.23 ↓ -76%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $20.23 ↓ -76%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $22.07 ↓ -74%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $23.91 ↓ -72%
Christus Health HIX $25.75 ↓ -69%
Community First Med Adv MM $30.60 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $30.60 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $30.60 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $30.60 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $30.60 ↓ -64%
Aetna EPO $36.42 ↓ -57%
Aetna POS $36.42 ↓ -57%
Aetna PPO $36.42 ↓ -57%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $36.78 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $47.26 ↓ -44%
Humana Choicecare $48.44 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $57.56 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $58.30 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $64.73 ↓ -23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $68.23 ↓ -19%
Cigna New Business $73.08 ↓ -13%
Cigna PPO $92.55 ↑ +10%
Community First Health Plan HMO $112.20 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $114.75 ↑ +36%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $140.25 ↑ +67%
Multiplan PPO $165.75 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $165.75 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $165.75 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $165.75 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $178.50 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $191.25 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $204.00 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $204.00 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $204.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $204.00 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $242.25 ↑ +188%

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Assay of PSA complexed at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $17.17 – $68.37
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $109.80 $12.00 – $164.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $109.80 $12.00 – $137.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $109.80 $12.00 – $164.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $109.80 $8.00 – $164.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $109.80 $12.00 – $164.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $109.80 $15.45 – $137.25
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $109.80 $12.00 – $164.70

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