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

$74.58

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$226.00

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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.

$24.86 with Superior vs $4,020.00 with Five Point Credit Union — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Superior Star Kids KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $24.86 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Chip KM $27.12 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $27.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $27.12 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $27.12 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $27.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $27.12 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $27.12 ↓ -64%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $33.90 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Chip KM $40.68 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star KM $40.68 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $40.68 ↓ -45%
Christus Health HIX $47.46 ↓ -36%
Molina Star Plus KM $67.80 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $67.80 ↓ -9%
Aetna MM $68.50 ↓ -8%
Amerigroup MM $90.40 ↑ +21%
Imperial Health Plan MM $90.40 ↑ +21%
Community First Health Plan HMO $108.48 ↑ +45%
Healthcare Highways PPO $113.00 ↑ +52%
Devoted Health Plan MM $113.00 ↑ +52%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $124.30 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $135.60 ↑ +82%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $146.90 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $146.90 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $146.90 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $146.90 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $169.50 ↑ +127%
Health Management Network PPO $180.80 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $180.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $180.80 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $180.80 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $192.10 ↑ +158%
National Choicecare PPO $214.70 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +1351%
Aetna New Business $1,612.00 ↑ +2061%
Aetna HMO $1,791.00 ↑ +2301%
Aetna POS $1,791.00 ↑ +2301%
Aetna EPO $1,791.00 ↑ +2301%
Aetna PPO $1,791.00 ↑ +2301%
Humana Choicecare $2,349.00 ↑ +3050%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +5290%

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $515.21 $145.98 – $729.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $99.70 $20.52 – $149.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $103.69 $20.74 – $129.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $515.21 $137.39 – $729.88
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $99.70 $32.00 – $149.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $99.70 $51.51 – $149.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $103.69 $34.56 – $155.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $515.21 $137.39 – $729.88

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