External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$348.81

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.

$1,057.00

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.

$72.31 with Texas Healthspring vs $1,004.15 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
Texas Healthspring MM $72.31 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Star KM $121.47 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $121.47 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare Chip KM $121.47 ↓ -65%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $126.84 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $126.84 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $126.84 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $126.84 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $126.84 ↓ -64%
Coventry First Health MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Humana Gold Choice MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Humana Gold Plus MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
United Healthcare MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Aetna Chip KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Aetna MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Aetna Star KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Wellcare MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Molina Chip KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Molina Star Plus KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Superior Chip KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Superior Star Plus KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Superior Foster Care KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Superior Star KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Superior Star Kids KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Superior Star Plus MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Allwell Superior Health MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Triwest VA MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Community First Chip KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Community First Star KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Community First Star Kids KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
El Paso First KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
First Care KM $144.61 ↓ -59%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $148.95 ↓ -57%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $148.95 ↓ -57%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $151.84 ↓ -56%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $151.84 ↓ -56%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $151.84 ↓ -56%
US Imaging Network PPO $154.73 ↓ -56%
Devoted Health Plan MM $156.18 ↓ -55%
Amerigroup MM $156.18 ↓ -55%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $159.07 ↓ -54%
Imperial Health Plan MM $159.07 ↓ -54%
ProCare Advantage MM $159.07 ↓ -54%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $173.53 ↓ -50%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $187.99 ↓ -46%
Christus Health HIX $202.45 ↓ -42%
Aetna New Business $257.69 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare All Payer $269.11 ↓ -23%
Aetna POS $286.32 ↓ -18%
Aetna PPO $286.32 ↓ -18%
Aetna EPO $286.32 ↓ -18%
Aetna HMO $286.32 ↓ -18%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $289.22 ↓ -17%
Humana Choicecare $328.28 ↓ -6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $371.65 ↑ +7%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $452.63 ↑ +30%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $458.41 ↑ +31%
Community First Health Plan HMO $465.08 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $475.65 ↑ +36%
Cigna New Business $496.94 ↑ +42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $509.03 ↑ +46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $536.50 ↑ +54%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $581.35 ↑ +67%
Cigna PPO $629.32 ↑ +80%
First Health PPO $687.05 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $687.05 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $687.05 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $687.05 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $739.90 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $792.75 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $845.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $845.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $845.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $845.60 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $1,004.15 ↑ +188%

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