Ghs protoporphyrins fract 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

$44.55

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.

$135.00

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.

$7.18 with Texas Healthspring vs $128.25 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 $7.18 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare All Payer $9.24 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Chip KM $13.39 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $13.39 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Star KM $13.39 ↓ -70%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
United Healthcare MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Community First Star Kids KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Community First Star KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Aetna Chip KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Aetna MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Aetna Star KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Coventry First Health MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Community First Chip KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Molina Chip KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Molina Star Plus KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Superior Chip KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
First Care KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
El Paso First KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Humana Gold Choice MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Humana Gold Plus MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Superior Foster Care KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Superior Star Plus KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Triwest VA MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Wellcare MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Allwell Superior Health MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Superior Star Plus MM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Superior Star Kids KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Superior Star KM $14.35 ↓ -68%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $14.78 ↓ -67%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $14.78 ↓ -67%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $15.07 ↓ -66%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $15.07 ↓ -66%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $15.07 ↓ -66%
US Imaging Network PPO $15.35 ↓ -66%
Amerigroup MM $15.50 ↓ -65%
Devoted Health Plan MM $15.50 ↓ -65%
ProCare Advantage MM $15.79 ↓ -65%
Imperial Health Plan MM $15.79 ↓ -65%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $15.79 ↓ -65%
Community First Med Adv MM $16.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $16.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $16.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $16.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $16.20 ↓ -64%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $17.22 ↓ -61%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $18.66 ↓ -58%
Christus Health HIX $20.09 ↓ -55%
Humana Choicecare $23.25 ↓ -48%
Aetna POS $28.41 ↓ -36%
Aetna PPO $28.41 ↓ -36%
Aetna EPO $28.41 ↓ -36%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $28.70 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $36.88 ↓ -17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $44.92 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $45.49 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $50.51 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $53.24 ↑ +20%
Cigna New Business $57.43 ↑ +29%
Community First Health Plan HMO $59.40 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $60.75 ↑ +36%
Cigna PPO $72.73 ↑ +63%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $74.25 ↑ +67%
Multiplan PPO $87.75 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $87.75 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $87.75 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $87.75 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $94.50 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $101.25 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $108.00 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $108.00 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $108.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $108.00 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $128.25 ↑ +188%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $88.90 $10.00 – $111.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $112.13 $12.00 – $123.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $82.35 $12.00 – $102.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $88.90 $10.00 – $111.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $112.13 $12.00 – $123.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $112.13 $8.00 – $123.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $82.35 $12.00 – $123.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $88.90 $10.00 – $111.12

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