Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge 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

$8,450.64

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.

$25,608.00

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.

$754.63 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas vs $24,327.60 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $754.63 ↓ -91%
Aetna MM $849.02 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $970.23 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $995.11 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $1,102.92 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $1,136.09 ↓ -87%
Humana Choicecare $2,349.00 ↓ -72%
Community First Star Kids KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Aetna Chip KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $2,816.88 ↓ -67%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $3,072.96 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $3,072.96 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $3,072.96 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $3,072.96 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $3,072.96 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $3,072.96 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $3,072.96 ↓ -64%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $3,841.20 ↓ -55%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare Chip KM $4,609.44 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $4,609.44 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star KM $4,609.44 ↓ -45%
Christus Health HIX $5,377.68 ↓ -36%
Cigna New Business $6,421.00 ↓ -24%
Molina Chip KM $7,682.40 ↓ -9%
Molina Star Plus KM $7,682.40 ↓ -9%
Aetna New Business $7,823.00 ↓ -7%
Cigna PPO $8,152.00 ↓ -4%
Aetna POS $8,691.00 ↑ +3%
Aetna EPO $8,691.00 ↑ +3%
Aetna PPO $8,691.00 ↑ +3%
Aetna HMO $8,691.00 ↑ +3%
Amerigroup MM $10,243.20 ↑ +21%
Imperial Health Plan MM $10,243.20 ↑ +21%
Community First Health Plan HMO $12,291.84 ↑ +45%
Healthcare Highways PPO $12,804.00 ↑ +52%
Devoted Health Plan MM $12,804.00 ↑ +52%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $14,084.40 ↑ +67%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $15,364.80 ↑ +82%
Phcs PPO $16,645.20 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $16,645.20 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $16,645.20 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $16,645.20 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $19,206.00 ↑ +127%
HealthSmart PPO $20,486.40 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $20,486.40 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $20,486.40 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $20,486.40 ↑ +142%
Triwest VA MM $21,766.80 ↑ +158%
National Choicecare PPO $24,327.60 ↑ +188%

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Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $3,381.00 – $3,381.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $20,784.58 $1,401.45 – $29,444.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $17,513.83 $2,502.00 – $26,270.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $13,905.11 $2,502.00 – $17,381.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $20,784.58 $1,028.28 – $29,444.82
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $17,513.83 $2,502.00 – $26,270.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $17,513.83 $2,234.00 – $26,270.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $13,905.11 $2,502.00 – $20,857.66

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