Injection for ureter 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

$995.94

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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.

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$3,018.00

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.

$49.25 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 $49.25 ↓ -95%
First Care KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
El Paso First KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Superior Star KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Community First Star Kids KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Community First Star KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Community First Chip KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Aetna Chip KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Aetna Star KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Superior Chip KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Superior Star Plus KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Superior Foster Care KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Superior Star Kids KM $50.49 ↓ -95%
Amerigroup Star KM $55.08 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup Chip KM $55.08 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $55.08 ↓ -94%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $55.08 ↓ -94%
Community First Med Adv MM $55.08 ↓ -94%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $55.08 ↓ -94%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $55.08 ↓ -94%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $68.85 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Chip KM $82.62 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $82.62 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Star KM $82.62 ↓ -92%
Christus Health HIX $96.39 ↓ -90%
Molina Star Plus KM $137.70 ↓ -86%
Molina Chip KM $137.70 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MM $183.60 ↓ -82%
Imperial Health Plan MM $183.60 ↓ -82%
Community First Health Plan HMO $220.32 ↓ -78%
Healthcare Highways PPO $229.50 ↓ -77%
Devoted Health Plan MM $229.50 ↓ -77%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $252.45 ↓ -75%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $275.40 ↓ -72%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $298.35 ↓ -70%
Phcs PPO $298.35 ↓ -70%
Multiplan PPO $298.35 ↓ -70%
First Health PPO $298.35 ↓ -70%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $344.25 ↓ -65%
HealthSmart PPO $367.20 ↓ -63%
Health Management Network PPO $367.20 ↓ -63%
Provider Select PPO $367.20 ↓ -63%
Beech Street PPO $367.20 ↓ -63%
Triwest VA MM $390.15 ↓ -61%
National Choicecare PPO $436.05 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +9%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +62%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +80%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +80%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +80%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +80%
Humana Choicecare $2,349.00 ↑ +136%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +304%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $841.49 $238.42 – $1,192.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $143.35 $29.51 – $215.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $136.52 $27.30 – $170.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $841.49 $224.40 – $1,192.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $143.35 $46.01 – $215.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $143.35 $74.06 – $215.02
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $136.52 $45.51 – $204.78
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $841.49 $224.40 – $1,192.11

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