Esophageal dilat s&i 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

$3,953.73

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.

$11,981.00

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.

$68.83 with Aetna vs $4,519.15 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 $68.83 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $89.08 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $108.11 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $109.55 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $121.66 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $128.01 ↓ -97%
Aetna New Business $185.84 ↓ -95%
Aetna PPO $206.49 ↓ -95%
Aetna EPO $206.49 ↓ -95%
Aetna HMO $206.49 ↓ -95%
Aetna POS $206.49 ↓ -95%
Humana Choicecare $317.40 ↓ -92%
Community First Chip KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
First Care KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
El Paso First KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Aetna Chip KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Aetna Star KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Community First Star Kids KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Community First Star KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Superior Chip KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Superior Star Plus KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Superior Foster Care KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Superior Star KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Superior Star Kids KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $523.27 ↓ -87%
Community First Med Adv MM $570.84 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $570.84 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup Chip KM $570.84 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $570.84 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup Star KM $570.84 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $570.84 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $570.84 ↓ -86%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $713.55 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Star KM $856.26 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Chip KM $856.26 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $856.26 ↓ -78%
Christus Health HIX $998.97 ↓ -75%
Molina Chip KM $1,427.10 ↓ -64%
Molina Star Plus KM $1,427.10 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup MM $1,902.80 ↓ -52%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,902.80 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,997.94 ↓ -49%
Community First Health Plan HMO $2,093.08 ↓ -47%
Healthcare Highways PPO $2,140.65 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health Plan MM $2,378.50 ↓ -40%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $2,616.35 ↓ -34%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $2,854.20 ↓ -28%
Phcs PPO $3,092.05 ↓ -22%
First Health PPO $3,092.05 ↓ -22%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $3,092.05 ↓ -22%
Multiplan PPO $3,092.05 ↓ -22%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $3,329.90 ↓ -16%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $3,567.75 ↓ -10%
Provider Select PPO $3,805.60 ↓ -4%
Health Management Network PPO $3,805.60 ↓ -4%
Beech Street PPO $3,805.60 ↓ -4%
HealthSmart PPO $3,805.60 ↓ -4%
Triwest VA MM $4,043.45 ↑ +2%
National Choicecare PPO $4,519.15 ↑ +14%

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