MRI tmj 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

$1,614.03

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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.

$4,891.00

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.

$113.49 with Texas Healthspring vs $4,542.90 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 $113.49 ↓ -93%
Allwell Superior Health MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Humana Gold Choice MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Humana Gold Plus MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Wellcare MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Triwest VA MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Coventry First Health MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Superior Star Plus MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Aetna MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $226.97 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $232.31 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Star KM $232.31 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Chip KM $232.31 ↓ -86%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $233.78 ↓ -86%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $233.78 ↓ -86%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $238.32 ↓ -85%
Devoted Health Plan MM $245.13 ↓ -85%
Amerigroup MM $245.13 ↓ -85%
Imperial Health Plan MM $249.67 ↓ -85%
ProCare Advantage MM $249.67 ↓ -85%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $249.67 ↓ -85%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $272.36 ↓ -83%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
El Paso First KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
First Care KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Superior Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Superior Star Plus KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Superior Foster Care KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Superior Star KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Superior Star Kids KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Aetna Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Aetna Star KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Community First Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Community First Star KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Molina Chip KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Molina Star Plus KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Community First Star Kids KM $294.24 ↓ -82%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $295.06 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $308.95 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $308.95 ↓ -81%
Christus Health HIX $317.76 ↓ -80%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $453.94 ↓ -72%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $573.84 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $573.84 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $573.84 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $573.84 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $573.84 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $654.84 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $803.99 ↓ -50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $813.31 ↓ -50%
Community First Health Plan HMO $880.00 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $904.20 ↓ -44%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $950.80 ↓ -41%
US Imaging Network PPO $1,100.00 ↓ -32%
Humana Choicecare $1,178.00 ↓ -27%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,185.00 ↓ -27%
Cigna New Business $1,541.00 ↓ -5%
Aetna New Business $1,577.00 ↓ -2%
Aetna HMO $1,752.00 ↑ +9%
Aetna PPO $1,752.00 ↑ +9%
Aetna POS $1,752.00 ↑ +9%
Aetna EPO $1,752.00 ↑ +9%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,869.00 ↑ +16%
Cigna PPO $1,956.00 ↑ +21%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $2,251.00 ↑ +39%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $2,372.00 ↑ +47%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $2,630.10 ↑ +63%
Phcs PPO $3,108.30 ↑ +93%
Multiplan PPO $3,108.30 ↑ +93%
First Health PPO $3,108.30 ↑ +93%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $3,586.50 ↑ +122%
HealthSmart PPO $3,825.60 ↑ +137%
Beech Street PPO $3,825.60 ↑ +137%
Provider Select PPO $3,825.60 ↑ +137%
Health Management Network PPO $3,825.60 ↑ +137%
National Choicecare PPO $4,542.90 ↑ +181%

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