Injection for bladder x-ray 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

$1,210.77

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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.

$3,669.00

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.

$43.37 with Aetna vs $4,326.00 with Aetna — 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 $43.37 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $128.00 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $152.00 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $156.00 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $158.00 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $186.00 ↓ -85%
Community First Star Kids KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $403.59 ↓ -67%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $440.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $440.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $440.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $440.28 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $440.28 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $440.28 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $440.28 ↓ -64%
Humana Choicecare $480.00 ↓ -60%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $550.35 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Star KM $660.42 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $660.42 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Chip KM $660.42 ↓ -45%
Christus Health HIX $770.49 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↓ -11%
Molina Star Plus KM $1,100.70 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $1,100.70 ↓ -9%
Cigna New Business $1,357.53 ↑ +12%
Imperial Health Plan MM $1,467.60 ↑ +21%
Amerigroup MM $1,467.60 ↑ +21%
Community First Health Plan HMO $1,761.12 ↑ +45%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,834.50 ↑ +52%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,834.50 ↑ +52%
Cigna PPO $2,017.95 ↑ +67%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $2,017.95 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $2,201.40 ↑ +82%
Phcs PPO $2,384.85 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $2,384.85 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $2,384.85 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $2,384.85 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $2,751.75 ↑ +127%
HealthSmart PPO $2,935.20 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $2,935.20 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $2,935.20 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $2,935.20 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $3,118.65 ↑ +158%
National Choicecare PPO $3,485.55 ↑ +188%
Aetna New Business $3,894.00 ↑ +222%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +232%
Aetna HMO $4,326.00 ↑ +257%
Aetna PPO $4,326.00 ↑ +257%
Aetna EPO $4,326.00 ↑ +257%
Aetna POS $4,326.00 ↑ +257%

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