Blood typing abo 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

$177.54

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.

$538.00

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.

$2.79 with United Healthcare vs $448.40 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
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $2.79 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Star KM $2.79 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Chip KM $2.79 ↓ -98%
Superior Star KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Superior Star Kids KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
El Paso First KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Community First Chip KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Community First Star Kids KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Superior Chip KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Molina Chip KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Molina Star Plus KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
First Care KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Community First Star KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Aetna Chip KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Superior Foster Care KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Aetna Star KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Superior Star Plus KM $2.99 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $3.14 ↓ -98%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $3.14 ↓ -98%
Aetna POS $5.91 ↓ -97%
Aetna PPO $5.91 ↓ -97%
Aetna EPO $5.91 ↓ -97%
Humana Choicecare $7.87 ↓ -96%
Cigna New Business $11.47 ↓ -94%
Cigna PPO $14.53 ↓ -92%
Community First Med Adv MM $56.64 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $56.64 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Star KM $56.64 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $56.64 ↓ -68%
Amerigroup Chip KM $56.64 ↓ -68%
Texas Healthspring MM $60.52 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare All Payer $68.35 ↓ -62%
Coventry First Health MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Wellcare MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Humana Gold Choice MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Humana Gold Plus MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Aetna MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Superior Star Plus MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Allwell Superior Health MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Triwest VA MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $121.03 ↓ -32%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $124.66 ↓ -30%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $124.66 ↓ -30%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $127.08 ↓ -28%
US Imaging Network PPO $129.50 ↓ -27%
Devoted Health Plan MM $130.71 ↓ -26%
Amerigroup MM $130.71 ↓ -26%
Imperial Health Plan MM $133.13 ↓ -25%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $133.13 ↓ -25%
ProCare Advantage MM $133.13 ↓ -25%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $145.24 ↓ -18%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $157.34 ↓ -11%
Christus Health HIX $169.44 ↓ -5%
Community First Health Plan HMO $207.68 ↑ +17%
Healthcare Highways PPO $212.40 ↑ +20%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $242.06 ↑ +36%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $259.60 ↑ +46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $280.21 ↑ +58%
Phcs PPO $306.80 ↑ +73%
First Health PPO $306.80 ↑ +73%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $306.80 ↑ +73%
Multiplan PPO $306.80 ↑ +73%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $330.40 ↑ +86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $341.26 ↑ +92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $345.63 ↑ +95%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $354.00 ↑ +99%
Health Management Network PPO $377.60 ↑ +113%
Beech Street PPO $377.60 ↑ +113%
HealthSmart PPO $377.60 ↑ +113%
Provider Select PPO $377.60 ↑ +113%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $383.79 ↑ +116%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $404.50 ↑ +128%
National Choicecare PPO $448.40 ↑ +153%

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