Exchange biliary drg cath 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

$2,442.66

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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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$7,402.00

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.

$867.21 with United Healthcare vs $16,505.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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 Star Plus KM $867.21 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Star KM $867.21 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Chip KM $867.21 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $888.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $888.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $888.24 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $888.24 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $888.24 ↓ -64%
Aetna Chip KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
First Care KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
El Paso First KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Community First Star Kids KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Superior Chip KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Aetna Star KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Molina Chip KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Molina Star Plus KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Superior Star Kids KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Superior Star KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Superior Foster Care KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Superior Star Plus KM $1,151.54 ↓ -53%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $1,209.12 ↓ -50%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $1,209.12 ↓ -50%
Community First Chip KM $1,209.12 ↓ -50%
Community First Star KM $1,209.12 ↓ -50%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↓ -4%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↑ +6%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↑ +6%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↑ +6%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↑ +6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $2,829.50 ↑ +16%
Coventry First Health MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Superior Star Plus MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Texas Healthspring MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Allwell Superior Health MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Wellcare MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Triwest VA MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Humana Gold Choice MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Humana Gold Plus MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
United Healthcare MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Aetna MM $3,313.72 ↑ +36%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $3,413.13 ↑ +40%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $3,413.13 ↑ +40%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $3,479.41 ↑ +42%
US Imaging Network PPO $3,545.68 ↑ +45%
Community First Health Plan HMO $3,552.96 ↑ +45%
Amerigroup MM $3,578.82 ↑ +47%
Devoted Health Plan MM $3,578.82 ↑ +47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $3,637.93 ↑ +49%
ProCare Advantage MM $3,645.09 ↑ +49%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $3,645.09 ↑ +49%
Imperial Health Plan MM $3,645.09 ↑ +49%
Humana Choicecare $3,697.00 ↑ +51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $3,731.21 ↑ +53%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $3,976.46 ↑ +63%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +65%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $4,071.10 ↑ +67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $4,135.42 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $4,259.80 ↑ +74%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $4,307.84 ↑ +76%
Christus Health HIX $4,639.21 ↑ +90%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,773.00 ↑ +95%
First Health PPO $4,811.30 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $4,811.30 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $4,811.30 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $4,811.30 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $5,551.50 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $5,921.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $5,921.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $5,921.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $5,921.60 ↑ +142%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $6,627.44 ↑ +171%
National Choicecare PPO $7,031.90 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare All Payer $7,942.00 ↑ +225%
Cigna New Business $13,002.00 ↑ +432%
Cigna PPO $16,505.00 ↑ +576%

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