Chrom analysis 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

$222.75

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.

$675.00

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.

$17.41 with Texas Healthspring vs $819.00 with United Healthcare — 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 $17.41 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Star KM $29.99 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Chip KM $29.99 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $29.99 ↓ -87%
Humana Gold Plus MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
El Paso First KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Community First Star Kids KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Community First Star KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Community First Chip KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Aetna Chip KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Aetna MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Superior Star Kids KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Aetna Star KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Coventry First Health MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Superior Star Plus MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Molina Chip KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Molina Star Plus KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Superior Star KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Superior Foster Care KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Allwell Superior Health MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Superior Star Plus KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Superior Chip KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Triwest VA MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Wellcare MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
First Care KM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Humana Gold Choice MM $34.81 ↓ -84%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $35.85 ↓ -84%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $35.85 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $36.55 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $36.55 ↓ -84%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $36.55 ↓ -84%
US Imaging Network PPO $37.25 ↓ -83%
Amerigroup MM $37.59 ↓ -83%
Devoted Health Plan MM $37.59 ↓ -83%
ProCare Advantage MM $38.29 ↓ -83%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $38.29 ↓ -83%
Imperial Health Plan MM $38.29 ↓ -83%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $41.77 ↓ -81%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $45.25 ↓ -80%
Christus Health HIX $48.73 ↓ -78%
Aetna New Business $62.02 ↓ -72%
Aetna POS $68.91 ↓ -69%
Aetna EPO $68.91 ↓ -69%
Aetna HMO $68.91 ↓ -69%
Aetna PPO $68.91 ↓ -69%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $69.62 ↓ -69%
Amerigroup Star KM $81.00 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $81.00 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $81.00 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $81.00 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $81.00 ↓ -64%
Humana Choicecare $84.61 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $89.46 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $108.96 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $110.35 ↓ -50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $122.53 ↓ -45%
Cigna New Business $128.41 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $129.15 ↓ -42%
Cigna PPO $162.62 ↓ -27%
Community First Health Plan HMO $297.00 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $303.75 ↑ +36%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $371.25 ↑ +67%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $438.75 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $438.75 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $438.75 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $438.75 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $472.50 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $506.25 ↑ +127%
Health Management Network PPO $540.00 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $540.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $540.00 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $540.00 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $641.25 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare All Payer $819.00 ↑ +268%

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