Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus 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

$88.44

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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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$268.00

Gross charge

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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.

$17.55 with Texas Healthspring vs $251.75 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 $17.55 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare All Payer $18.34 ↓ -79%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $31.80 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $31.80 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $31.80 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $31.80 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $31.80 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $32.75 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Chip KM $32.75 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Star KM $32.75 ↓ -63%
Coventry First Health MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Humana Gold Choice MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Humana Gold Plus MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Aetna Chip KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Aetna MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Aetna Star KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Wellcare MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Molina Chip KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Molina Star Plus KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Superior Chip KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Superior Star Plus KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Superior Foster Care KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Superior Star KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Superior Star Kids KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Superior Star Plus MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Allwell Superior Health MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Triwest VA MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Community First Chip KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Community First Star KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Community First Star Kids KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
El Paso First KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
First Care KM $35.09 ↓ -60%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $36.14 ↓ -59%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $36.14 ↓ -59%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $36.84 ↓ -58%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $36.84 ↓ -58%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $36.84 ↓ -58%
US Imaging Network PPO $37.55 ↓ -58%
Devoted Health Plan MM $37.90 ↓ -57%
Amerigroup MM $37.90 ↓ -57%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $38.60 ↓ -56%
Imperial Health Plan MM $38.60 ↓ -56%
ProCare Advantage MM $38.60 ↓ -56%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $42.11 ↓ -52%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $45.62 ↓ -48%
Christus Health HIX $49.13 ↓ -44%
Aetna New Business $62.53 ↓ -29%
Aetna HMO $69.48 ↓ -21%
Aetna POS $69.48 ↓ -21%
Aetna EPO $69.48 ↓ -21%
Aetna PPO $69.48 ↓ -21%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $70.18 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $90.18 ↑ +2%
Humana Choicecare $92.43 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $109.83 ↑ +24%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $111.24 ↑ +26%
Community First Health Plan HMO $116.60 ↑ +32%
Healthcare Highways PPO $119.25 ↑ +35%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $123.52 ↑ +40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $130.18 ↑ +47%
Cigna New Business $139.91 ↑ +58%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $145.75 ↑ +65%
First Health PPO $172.25 ↑ +95%
Multiplan PPO $172.25 ↑ +95%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $172.25 ↑ +95%
Phcs PPO $172.25 ↑ +95%
Cigna PPO $177.18 ↑ +100%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $185.50 ↑ +110%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $198.75 ↑ +125%
Provider Select PPO $212.00 ↑ +140%
HealthSmart PPO $212.00 ↑ +140%
Beech Street PPO $212.00 ↑ +140%
Health Management Network PPO $212.00 ↑ +140%
National Choicecare PPO $251.75 ↑ +185%

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