CT scan for therapy guide 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

$529.32

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.

$1,604.00

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.

$100.36 with Aetna vs $1,523.80 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
Aetna MM $100.36 ↓ -81%
First Care KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $176.44 ↓ -67%
Community First Med Adv MM $192.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $192.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $192.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $192.48 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $192.48 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $192.48 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $192.48 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $238.30 ↓ -55%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $240.60 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Chip KM $288.72 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star KM $288.72 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $288.72 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $289.20 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $293.06 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $325.45 ↓ -39%
Christus Health HIX $336.84 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $342.41 ↓ -35%
Molina Chip KM $481.20 ↓ -9%
Molina Star Plus KM $481.20 ↓ -9%
Amerigroup MM $641.60 ↑ +21%
Imperial Health Plan MM $641.60 ↑ +21%
Community First Health Plan HMO $673.00 ↑ +27%
Humana Choicecare $779.00 ↑ +47%
Devoted Health Plan MM $802.00 ↑ +52%
Aetna New Business $821.00 ↑ +55%
United Healthcare All Payer $855.00 ↑ +62%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $882.20 ↑ +67%
Aetna PPO $912.00 ↑ +72%
Aetna HMO $912.00 ↑ +72%
Aetna POS $912.00 ↑ +72%
Aetna EPO $912.00 ↑ +72%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $962.40 ↑ +82%
Healthcare Highways PPO $988.00 ↑ +87%
Cigna New Business $1,028.00 ↑ +94%
Phcs PPO $1,042.60 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $1,042.60 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $1,042.60 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,042.60 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,203.00 ↑ +127%
Health Management Network PPO $1,283.20 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $1,283.20 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $1,283.20 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $1,283.20 ↑ +142%
Cigna PPO $1,306.00 ↑ +147%
Triwest VA MM $1,363.40 ↑ +158%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $1,500.00 ↑ +183%
National Choicecare PPO $1,523.80 ↑ +188%

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CT scan for therapy guide at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $673.00 – $1,500.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $656.13 $154.24 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,391.04 $259.12 – $2,086.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $694.60 $138.92 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $656.13 $174.97 – $1,841.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,391.04 $315.42 – $2,086.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,391.04 $718.70 – $2,181.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $694.60 $231.53 – $1,841.00

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