Macroscopic exam arthropod 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

$114.18

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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$346.00

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.

$2.14 with Texas Healthspring vs $328.70 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 $2.14 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare All Payer $3.07 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Chip KM $3.99 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $3.99 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Star KM $3.99 ↓ -97%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Community First Star Kids KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Community First Star KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Aetna Chip KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Aetna MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Aetna Star KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Coventry First Health MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Community First Chip KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Molina Chip KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Molina Star Plus KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Superior Chip KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
First Care KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
El Paso First KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Humana Gold Choice MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Humana Gold Plus MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Superior Foster Care KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Superior Star Plus KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Triwest VA MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Wellcare MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Allwell Superior Health MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Superior Star Plus MM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Superior Star Kids KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Superior Star KM $4.27 ↓ -96%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $4.40 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $4.40 ↓ -96%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $4.48 ↓ -96%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $4.48 ↓ -96%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $4.48 ↓ -96%
US Imaging Network PPO $4.57 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health Plan MM $4.61 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MM $4.61 ↓ -96%
ProCare Advantage MM $4.70 ↓ -96%
Imperial Health Plan MM $4.70 ↓ -96%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $4.70 ↓ -96%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $5.12 ↓ -96%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $5.55 ↓ -95%
Christus Health HIX $5.98 ↓ -95%
Aetna POS $8.46 ↓ -93%
Aetna EPO $8.46 ↓ -93%
Aetna PPO $8.46 ↓ -93%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $8.54 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $10.97 ↓ -90%
Humana Choicecare $11.25 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $13.37 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $13.54 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $15.03 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $15.84 ↓ -86%
Cigna New Business $16.69 ↓ -85%
Cigna PPO $21.14 ↓ -81%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $41.52 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $41.52 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $41.52 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $41.52 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $41.52 ↓ -64%
Community First Health Plan HMO $152.24 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $155.70 ↑ +36%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $190.30 ↑ +67%
First Health PPO $224.90 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $224.90 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $224.90 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $224.90 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $242.20 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $259.50 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $276.80 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $276.80 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $276.80 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $276.80 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $328.70 ↑ +188%

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Macroscopic exam arthropod at other Texas hospitals

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $45.36 $3.59 – $56.70
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $48.44 $3.84 – $72.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $48.44 $3.59 – $72.66
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