Brach/thor cath 1st 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

$569.58

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$1,726.00

Gross charge

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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.

$189.86 with Superior vs $4,020.00 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
Superior Star Kids KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $189.86 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $207.12 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $207.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $207.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $207.12 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $207.12 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $207.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $207.12 ↓ -64%
Aetna MM $232.65 ↓ -59%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $258.90 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Star KM $310.68 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $310.68 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Chip KM $310.68 ↓ -45%
Christus Health HIX $362.46 ↓ -36%
Molina Chip KM $517.80 ↓ -9%
Molina Star Plus KM $517.80 ↓ -9%
Imperial Health Plan MM $690.40 ↑ +21%
Amerigroup MM $690.40 ↑ +21%
Community First Health Plan HMO $828.48 ↑ +45%
Healthcare Highways PPO $863.00 ↑ +52%
Devoted Health Plan MM $863.00 ↑ +52%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $949.30 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,035.60 ↑ +82%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +90%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,121.90 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $1,121.90 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $1,121.90 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $1,121.90 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,294.50 ↑ +127%
HealthSmart PPO $1,380.80 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $1,380.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $1,380.80 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $1,380.80 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $1,467.10 ↑ +158%
National Choicecare PPO $1,639.70 ↑ +188%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↑ +310%
Humana Choicecare $2,349.00 ↑ +312%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↑ +355%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↑ +355%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↑ +355%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↑ +355%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +606%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,885.69 $817.61 – $4,088.06
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,927.97 $1,512.78 – $4,391.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $2,254.26 $71.00 – $3,381.39
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