Covid-19 lab test non-cdc 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

$135.30

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.

$410.00

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 $389.50 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 ↓ -82%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $49.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $49.20 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $49.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $49.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $49.20 ↓ -64%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Community First Star Kids KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Community First Star KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Aetna Chip KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Aetna MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Aetna Star KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Coventry First Health MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Community First Chip KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Molina Chip KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Molina Star Plus KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Superior Star Kids KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
First Care KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Humana Gold Choice MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Humana Gold Plus MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
El Paso First KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Texas Healthspring MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Superior Chip KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Superior Star Plus KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Superior Foster Care KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Superior Star KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Superior Star Plus MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Allwell Superior Health MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
Triwest VA MM $51.31 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Star KM $51.33 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Chip KM $51.33 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $51.33 ↓ -62%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $52.85 ↓ -61%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $52.85 ↓ -61%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $53.88 ↓ -60%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $53.88 ↓ -60%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $53.88 ↓ -60%
US Imaging Network PPO $54.90 ↓ -59%
Devoted Health Plan MM $55.41 ↓ -59%
Amerigroup MM $55.41 ↓ -59%
Imperial Health Plan MM $56.44 ↓ -58%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $56.44 ↓ -58%
ProCare Advantage MM $56.44 ↓ -58%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $61.57 ↓ -54%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $66.70 ↓ -51%
Christus Health HIX $71.83 ↓ -47%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $102.62 ↓ -24%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $131.87 ↓ -3%
Aetna New Business $138.54 ↑ +2%
Cigna New Business $151.70 ↑ +12%
Aetna POS $153.93 ↑ +14%
Aetna PPO $153.93 ↑ +14%
Aetna EPO $153.93 ↑ +14%
Aetna HMO $153.93 ↑ +14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $160.60 ↑ +19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $162.65 ↑ +20%
Community First Health Plan HMO $180.40 ↑ +33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $180.61 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $184.50 ↑ +36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $190.36 ↑ +41%
Humana Choicecare $205.00 ↑ +52%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $225.50 ↑ +67%
Cigna PPO $225.50 ↑ +67%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $266.50 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $266.50 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $266.50 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $266.50 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $287.00 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $307.50 ↑ +127%
Health Management Network PPO $328.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $328.00 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $328.00 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $328.00 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $389.50 ↑ +188%

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Covid-19 lab test non-cdc at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $51.31 – $53.88
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $58.32 $10.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $58.32 $12.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $58.32 $12.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $58.32 $10.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $58.32 $12.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $58.32 $8.00 – $123.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $58.32 $12.00 – $123.14

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