Core ndl bx lng/med perq 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

$892.32

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.

$2,704.00

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.

$247.92 with Amerigroup vs $12,266.00 with Cigna — 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
Amerigroup Star KM $247.92 ↓ -72%
Community First Med Adv MM $247.92 ↓ -72%
Amerigroup Chip KM $247.92 ↓ -72%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $247.92 ↓ -72%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $247.92 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Star KM $371.88 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $371.88 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare Chip KM $371.88 ↓ -58%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Community First Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Superior Foster Care KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Superior Star Plus KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Superior Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
First Care KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
El Paso First KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Aetna Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Aetna Star KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Superior Star Kids KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Superior Star KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Molina Chip KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Molina Star Plus KM $486.45 ↓ -45%
Community First Chip KM $510.77 ↓ -43%
Community First Star KM $510.77 ↓ -43%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $510.77 ↓ -43%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $510.77 ↓ -43%
Community First Health Plan HMO $991.68 ↑ +11%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,033.00 ↑ +16%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,136.30 ↑ +27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $1,280.37 ↑ +43%
Phcs PPO $1,342.90 ↑ +50%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,342.90 ↑ +50%
First Health PPO $1,342.90 ↑ +50%
Multiplan PPO $1,342.90 ↑ +50%
Texas Healthspring MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Coventry First Health MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Superior Star Plus MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Humana Gold Choice MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Allwell Superior Health MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Humana Gold Plus MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
United Healthcare MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Aetna MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Triwest VA MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Wellcare MM $1,521.37 ↑ +70%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,549.50 ↑ +74%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $1,567.01 ↑ +76%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $1,567.01 ↑ +76%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $1,597.44 ↑ +79%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +81%
US Imaging Network PPO $1,627.87 ↑ +82%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,643.08 ↑ +84%
Amerigroup MM $1,643.08 ↑ +84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $1,646.19 ↑ +84%
HealthSmart PPO $1,652.80 ↑ +85%
Beech Street PPO $1,652.80 ↑ +85%
Health Management Network PPO $1,652.80 ↑ +85%
Provider Select PPO $1,652.80 ↑ +85%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $1,673.51 ↑ +88%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,673.51 ↑ +88%
ProCare Advantage MM $1,673.51 ↑ +88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $1,688.40 ↑ +89%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +101%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +101%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +101%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +101%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $1,825.64 ↑ +105%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $1,871.31 ↑ +110%
Humana Choicecare $1,907.00 ↑ +114%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $1,927.59 ↑ +116%
National Choicecare PPO $1,962.70 ↑ +120%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $1,977.78 ↑ +122%
Christus Health HIX $2,129.92 ↑ +139%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $3,042.74 ↑ +241%
United Healthcare All Payer $3,326.00 ↑ +273%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +351%
Cigna New Business $9,661.00 ↑ +983%
Cigna PPO $12,266.00 ↑ +1275%

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