Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri 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

$208.23

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$631.00

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.

$37.42 with Aetna vs $4,020.00 with Five Point Credit Union — 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 $37.42 ↓ -82%
First Care KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
El Paso First KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Superior Star KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Community First Star Kids KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Community First Star KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Aetna Chip KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Community First Chip KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Aetna Star KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Superior Star Kids KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Superior Chip KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Superior Star Plus KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Superior Foster Care KM $47.41 ↓ -77%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $51.72 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup Chip KM $51.72 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $51.72 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup Star KM $51.72 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $51.72 ↓ -75%
Community First Med Adv MM $51.72 ↓ -75%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $51.72 ↓ -75%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $64.65 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare Star KM $77.58 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Chip KM $77.58 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $77.58 ↓ -63%
Christus Health HIX $90.51 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $128.00 ↓ -39%
Molina Star Plus KM $129.30 ↓ -38%
Molina Chip KM $129.30 ↓ -38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $152.00 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $156.00 ↓ -25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $158.00 ↓ -24%
Cigna New Business $159.47 ↓ -23%
Amerigroup MM $172.40 ↓ -17%
Imperial Health Plan MM $172.40 ↓ -17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $186.00 ↓ -11%
Community First Health Plan HMO $206.88 ↓ -1%
Devoted Health Plan MM $215.50 ↑ +3%
Healthcare Highways PPO $215.50 ↑ +3%
Cigna PPO $237.05 ↑ +14%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $237.05 ↑ +14%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $258.60 ↑ +24%
Phcs PPO $280.15 ↑ +35%
Multiplan PPO $280.15 ↑ +35%
First Health PPO $280.15 ↑ +35%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $280.15 ↑ +35%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $323.25 ↑ +55%
Beech Street PPO $344.80 ↑ +66%
Health Management Network PPO $344.80 ↑ +66%
Provider Select PPO $344.80 ↑ +66%
HealthSmart PPO $344.80 ↑ +66%
Triwest VA MM $366.35 ↑ +76%
National Choicecare PPO $409.45 ↑ +97%
Humana Choicecare $480.00 ↑ +131%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +420%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +674%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +760%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +760%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +760%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +760%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +1831%

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Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $571.31 $161.87 – $809.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $294.14 $60.54 – $441.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $286.95 $57.39 – $358.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $571.31 $152.35 – $809.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $294.14 $85.00 – $441.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $294.14 $151.97 – $441.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $286.95 $71.00 – $430.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $571.31 $152.35 – $809.35

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