Metabolic Blood Panel (Comprehensive) 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

$163.02

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$494.00

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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.

$4.44 with United Healthcare vs $295.45 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
United Healthcare All Payer $4.44 ↓ -97%
Texas Healthspring MM $5.28 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Chip KM $9.86 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $9.86 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare Star KM $9.86 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Community First Star Kids KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Community First Star KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Aetna Chip KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Aetna MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Community First Chip KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Aetna Star KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Coventry First Health MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Allwell Superior Health MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
First Care KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Humana Gold Choice MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Humana Gold Plus MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
El Paso First KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Triwest VA MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Wellcare MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Chip KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Star Plus KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Foster Care KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Star KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Star Kids KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Superior Star Plus MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Molina Chip KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Molina Star Plus KM $10.56 ↓ -94%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $10.88 ↓ -93%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $10.88 ↓ -93%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $11.09 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $11.09 ↓ -93%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $11.09 ↓ -93%
US Imaging Network PPO $11.30 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health Plan MM $11.40 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup MM $11.40 ↓ -93%
ProCare Advantage MM $11.62 ↓ -93%
Imperial Health Plan MM $11.62 ↓ -93%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $11.62 ↓ -93%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $12.67 ↓ -92%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $13.73 ↓ -92%
Christus Health HIX $14.78 ↓ -91%
Aetna New Business $18.82 ↓ -88%
Aetna EPO $20.91 ↓ -87%
Aetna POS $20.91 ↓ -87%
Aetna HMO $20.91 ↓ -87%
Aetna PPO $20.91 ↓ -87%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $21.12 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $27.14 ↓ -83%
Humana Choicecare $27.82 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $33.05 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $33.48 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $37.17 ↓ -77%
Amerigroup Chip KM $37.32 ↓ -77%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $37.32 ↓ -77%
Amerigroup Star KM $37.32 ↓ -77%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $37.32 ↓ -77%
Community First Med Adv MM $37.32 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $39.18 ↓ -76%
Cigna New Business $41.77 ↓ -74%
Cigna PPO $52.90 ↓ -68%
Community First Health Plan HMO $136.84 ↓ -16%
Healthcare Highways PPO $139.95 ↓ -14%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $171.05 ↑ +5%
Phcs PPO $202.15 ↑ +24%
Multiplan PPO $202.15 ↑ +24%
First Health PPO $202.15 ↑ +24%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $202.15 ↑ +24%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $217.70 ↑ +34%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $233.25 ↑ +43%
Provider Select PPO $248.80 ↑ +53%
Health Management Network PPO $248.80 ↑ +53%
HealthSmart PPO $248.80 ↑ +53%
Beech Street PPO $248.80 ↑ +53%
National Choicecare PPO $295.45 ↑ +81%

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