Bx bone trocar/ndl deep 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

$2,819.52

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.

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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$8,544.00

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.

$363.36 with United Healthcare vs $6,454.30 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 Chip KM $363.36 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Star KM $363.36 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $363.36 ↓ -87%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Community First Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Molina Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Superior Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
El Paso First KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Aetna Star KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Superior Foster Care KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Superior Star Plus KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Molina Star Plus KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
First Care KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Aetna Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Superior Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Superior Star KM $486.45 ↓ -83%
Community First Star KM $510.77 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $510.77 ↓ -82%
Community First Chip KM $510.77 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $510.77 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $815.28 ↓ -71%
Community First Med Adv MM $815.28 ↓ -71%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $815.28 ↓ -71%
Amerigroup Star KM $815.28 ↓ -71%
Amerigroup Chip KM $815.28 ↓ -71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $1,249.07 ↓ -56%
Triwest VA MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Humana Gold Choice MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Humana Gold Plus MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Texas Healthspring MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Coventry First Health MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Aetna MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Superior Star Plus MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Allwell Superior Health MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Wellcare MM $1,521.37 ↓ -46%
Humana Choicecare $1,567.00 ↓ -44%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $1,567.01 ↓ -44%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $1,567.01 ↓ -44%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $1,597.44 ↓ -43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $1,605.94 ↓ -43%
US Imaging Network PPO $1,627.87 ↓ -42%
Amerigroup MM $1,643.08 ↓ -42%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,643.08 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $1,647.12 ↓ -42%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,673.51 ↓ -41%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $1,673.51 ↓ -41%
ProCare Advantage MM $1,673.51 ↓ -41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $1,825.56 ↓ -35%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $1,825.64 ↓ -35%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $1,880.46 ↓ -33%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $1,977.78 ↓ -30%
Christus Health HIX $2,129.92 ↓ -24%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↓ -17%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↓ -8%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↓ -8%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↓ -8%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↓ -8%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $3,042.74 ↑ +8%
Community First Health Plan HMO $3,261.12 ↑ +16%
United Healthcare All Payer $3,326.00 ↑ +18%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $3,736.70 ↑ +33%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +43%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,115.00 ↑ +46%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $4,416.10 ↑ +57%
First Health PPO $4,416.10 ↑ +57%
Phcs PPO $4,416.10 ↑ +57%
Multiplan PPO $4,416.10 ↑ +57%
Cigna New Business $4,549.00 ↑ +61%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $5,095.50 ↑ +81%
Beech Street PPO $5,435.20 ↑ +93%
HealthSmart PPO $5,435.20 ↑ +93%
Health Management Network PPO $5,435.20 ↑ +93%
Provider Select PPO $5,435.20 ↑ +93%
Cigna PPO $5,774.00 ↑ +105%
National Choicecare PPO $6,454.30 ↑ +129%

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