Compatibility test each unit electronic 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

$240.24

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.

$728.00

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.

$24.48 with United Healthcare vs $691.60 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 All Payer $24.48 ↓ -90%
Humana Choicecare $49.29 ↓ -79%
Aetna PPO $53.67 ↓ -78%
Aetna EPO $53.67 ↓ -78%
Aetna POS $53.67 ↓ -78%
Superior Star KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $80.08 ↓ -67%
Cigna New Business $80.38 ↓ -67%
Texas Healthspring MM $80.45 ↓ -67%
Community First Med Adv MM $87.36 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $87.36 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $87.36 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $87.36 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $87.36 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $87.36 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $87.36 ↓ -64%
Cigna PPO $101.79 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare Chip KM $131.04 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star KM $131.04 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $131.04 ↓ -45%
Wellcare MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Humana Gold Choice MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Humana Gold Plus MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Aetna MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Coventry First Health MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Superior Star Plus MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Allwell Superior Health MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Triwest VA MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $160.90 ↓ -33%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $165.73 ↓ -31%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $165.73 ↓ -31%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $168.95 ↓ -30%
US Imaging Network PPO $172.16 ↓ -28%
Devoted Health Plan MM $173.77 ↓ -28%
Amerigroup MM $173.77 ↓ -28%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $176.99 ↓ -26%
Imperial Health Plan MM $176.99 ↓ -26%
ProCare Advantage MM $176.99 ↓ -26%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $193.08 ↓ -20%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $209.17 ↓ -13%
Molina Star Plus KM $218.40 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $218.40 ↓ -9%
Christus Health HIX $225.26 ↓ -6%
Community First Health Plan HMO $320.32 ↑ +33%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $321.80 ↑ +34%
Healthcare Highways PPO $327.60 ↑ +36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $368.80 ↑ +54%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $400.40 ↑ +67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $449.16 ↑ +87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $454.90 ↑ +89%
Phcs PPO $473.20 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $473.20 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $473.20 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $473.20 ↑ +97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $505.12 ↑ +110%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $509.60 ↑ +112%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $532.39 ↑ +122%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $546.00 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $582.40 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $582.40 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $582.40 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $582.40 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $691.60 ↑ +188%

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