Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block 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

$410.52

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$1,244.00

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$68.53 with Aetna vs $1,626.66 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
Aetna Chip KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Superior Star Kids KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Superior Star KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Superior Chip KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Superior Star Plus KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Superior Foster Care KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Community First Chip KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
First Care KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Community First Star KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Community First Star Kids KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Aetna Star KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
El Paso First KM $68.53 ↓ -83%
Aetna New Business $70.44 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $74.76 ↓ -82%
Community First Med Adv MM $74.76 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup Chip KM $74.76 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $74.76 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $74.76 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup Star KM $74.76 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $74.76 ↓ -82%
Aetna EPO $78.27 ↓ -81%
Aetna PPO $78.27 ↓ -81%
Aetna POS $78.27 ↓ -81%
Aetna HMO $78.27 ↓ -81%
Texas Healthspring MM $80.45 ↓ -80%
Cigna New Business $94.94 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $112.14 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Chip KM $112.14 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Star KM $112.14 ↓ -73%
Cigna PPO $120.23 ↓ -71%
Coventry First Health MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Humana Gold Choice MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Humana Gold Plus MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Aetna MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Wellcare MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Superior Star Plus MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Allwell Superior Health MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Triwest VA MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $160.90 ↓ -61%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $165.73 ↓ -60%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $165.73 ↓ -60%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $168.95 ↓ -59%
US Imaging Network PPO $172.16 ↓ -58%
Amerigroup MM $173.77 ↓ -58%
Devoted Health Plan MM $173.77 ↓ -58%
Imperial Health Plan MM $176.99 ↓ -57%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $176.99 ↓ -57%
ProCare Advantage MM $176.99 ↓ -57%
Humana Choicecare $181.54 ↓ -56%
Molina Chip KM $186.90 ↓ -54%
Molina Star Plus KM $186.90 ↓ -54%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $193.08 ↓ -53%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $209.17 ↓ -49%
Christus Health HIX $225.26 ↓ -45%
Community First Health Plan HMO $274.12 ↓ -33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $280.35 ↓ -32%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $321.80 ↓ -22%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $342.65 ↓ -17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $368.80 ↓ -10%
First Health PPO $404.95 ↓ -1%
Multiplan PPO $404.95 ↓ -1%
Phcs PPO $404.95 ↓ -1%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $404.95 ↓ -1%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $436.10 ↑ +6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $449.16 ↑ +9%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $454.90 ↑ +11%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $467.25 ↑ +14%
Health Management Network PPO $498.40 ↑ +21%
Beech Street PPO $498.40 ↑ +21%
HealthSmart PPO $498.40 ↑ +21%
Provider Select PPO $498.40 ↑ +21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $505.12 ↑ +23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $532.39 ↑ +30%
National Choicecare PPO $591.85 ↑ +44%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,626.66 ↑ +296%

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