Card MRI veloc flow mapping 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

$1,790.91

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.

$5,427.00

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.

$55.76 with Aetna vs $5,155.65 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
Aetna MM $55.76 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $129.19 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $156.79 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $158.88 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $176.44 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $185.64 ↓ -90%
Community First Star Kids KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $596.97 ↓ -67%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $651.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $651.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $651.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $651.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $651.24 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $651.24 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $651.24 ↓ -64%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $814.05 ↓ -55%
Community First Health Plan HMO $880.00 ↓ -51%
US Imaging Network PPO $915.00 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $976.86 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Chip KM $976.86 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star KM $976.86 ↓ -45%
Christus Health HIX $1,139.67 ↓ -36%
Humana Choicecare $1,178.00 ↓ -34%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,185.00 ↓ -34%
Cigna New Business $1,541.00 ↓ -14%
Aetna New Business $1,577.00 ↓ -12%
Molina Chip KM $1,628.10 ↓ -9%
Molina Star Plus KM $1,628.10 ↓ -9%
Aetna PPO $1,752.00 ↓ -2%
Aetna POS $1,752.00 ↓ -2%
Aetna HMO $1,752.00 ↓ -2%
Aetna EPO $1,752.00 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,869.00 ↑ +4%
Cigna PPO $1,956.00 ↑ +9%
Imperial Health Plan MM $2,170.80 ↑ +21%
Amerigroup MM $2,170.80 ↑ +21%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $2,251.00 ↑ +26%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $2,372.00 ↑ +32%
Devoted Health Plan MM $2,713.50 ↑ +52%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $2,984.85 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $3,256.20 ↑ +82%
Phcs PPO $3,527.55 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $3,527.55 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $3,527.55 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $4,070.25 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $4,341.60 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $4,341.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $4,341.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $4,341.60 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $4,612.95 ↑ +158%
National Choicecare PPO $5,155.65 ↑ +188%

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Card MRI veloc flow mapping at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $715.68 $83.62 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $514.91 $105.99 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $490.39 $98.08 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $715.68 $95.74 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $514.91 $165.29 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $514.91 $266.04 – $2,700.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $490.39 $140.48 – $2,149.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $715.68 $83.62 – $2,149.00

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