#creutz-prot.,western blot 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

$187.77

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.

$569.00

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.

$14.61 with Texas Healthspring vs $337.25 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
Texas Healthspring MM $14.61 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare All Payer $15.36 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Chip KM $24.54 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $24.54 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Star KM $24.54 ↓ -87%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Community First Star Kids KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Community First Star KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Aetna Chip KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Aetna MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Aetna Star KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Coventry First Health MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Community First Chip KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Molina Chip KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Molina Star Plus KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Superior Chip KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
First Care KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
El Paso First KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Humana Gold Choice MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Humana Gold Plus MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Superior Foster Care KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Superior Star Plus KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Triwest VA MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Wellcare MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Allwell Superior Health MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Superior Star Plus MM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Superior Star Kids KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Superior Star KM $29.21 ↓ -84%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $30.09 ↓ -84%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $30.09 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $30.67 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $30.67 ↓ -84%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $30.67 ↓ -84%
US Imaging Network PPO $31.25 ↓ -83%
Devoted Health Plan MM $31.55 ↓ -83%
Amerigroup MM $31.55 ↓ -83%
ProCare Advantage MM $32.13 ↓ -83%
Imperial Health Plan MM $32.13 ↓ -83%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $32.13 ↓ -83%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $35.05 ↓ -81%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $37.97 ↓ -80%
Christus Health HIX $40.89 ↓ -78%
Amerigroup Chip KM $42.60 ↓ -77%
Amerigroup Star KM $42.60 ↓ -77%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $42.60 ↓ -77%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $42.60 ↓ -77%
Community First Med Adv MM $42.60 ↓ -77%
Humana Choicecare $47.40 ↓ -75%
Aetna EPO $57.84 ↓ -69%
Aetna POS $57.84 ↓ -69%
Aetna PPO $57.84 ↓ -69%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $58.42 ↓ -69%
Cigna New Business $72.05 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $75.07 ↓ -60%
Cigna PPO $91.24 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $91.43 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $92.60 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $102.82 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $108.37 ↓ -42%
Community First Health Plan HMO $156.20 ↓ -17%
Healthcare Highways PPO $159.75 ↓ -15%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $195.25 ↑ +4%
First Health PPO $230.75 ↑ +23%
Multiplan PPO $230.75 ↑ +23%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $230.75 ↑ +23%
Phcs PPO $230.75 ↑ +23%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $248.50 ↑ +32%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $266.25 ↑ +42%
Beech Street PPO $284.00 ↑ +51%
Health Management Network PPO $284.00 ↑ +51%
Provider Select PPO $284.00 ↑ +51%
HealthSmart PPO $284.00 ↑ +51%
National Choicecare PPO $337.25 ↑ +80%

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#creutz-prot.,western blot at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $446.73 $10.00 – $106.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $446.73 $12.00 – $127.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $446.73 $12.00 – $106.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $446.73 $10.00 – $106.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $446.73 $12.00 – $127.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $446.73 $8.00 – $127.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $446.73 $12.00 – $127.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $446.73 $10.00 – $106.00

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