Pulmonary vent imaging 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

$419.43

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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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$1,271.00

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.

$152.52 with Community First vs $1,207.45 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
Community First Med Adv MM $152.52 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $152.52 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $152.52 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $152.52 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $152.52 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Star KM $179.10 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Chip KM $179.10 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $179.10 ↓ -57%
Texas Healthspring MM $188.66 ↓ -55%
Aetna New Business $345.87 ↓ -18%
Humana Choicecare $350.30 ↓ -16%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Allwell Superior Health MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Humana Gold Plus MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Triwest VA MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Superior Star Plus MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
United Healthcare MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Wellcare MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Aetna MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Coventry First Health MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Humana Gold Choice MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $377.31 ↓ -10%
Aetna EPO $384.30 ↓ -8%
Aetna PPO $384.30 ↓ -8%
Aetna POS $384.30 ↓ -8%
Aetna HMO $384.30 ↓ -8%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $388.63 ↓ -7%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $388.63 ↓ -7%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $396.18 ↓ -6%
US Imaging Network PPO $403.72 ↓ -4%
Devoted Health Plan MM $407.49 ↓ -3%
Amerigroup MM $407.49 ↓ -3%
Imperial Health Plan MM $415.04 ↓ -1%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $415.04 ↓ -1%
ProCare Advantage MM $415.04 ↓ -1%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $452.77 ↑ +8%
Superior Foster Care KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Aetna Chip KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Aetna Star KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Molina Chip KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Molina Star Plus KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Superior Chip KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Superior Star Plus KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Superior Star KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Superior Star Kids KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Community First Chip KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Community First Star KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Community First Star Kids KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
El Paso First KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
First Care KM $489.74 ↑ +17%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $490.50 ↑ +17%
Cigna New Business $496.83 ↑ +18%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $514.23 ↑ +23%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $514.23 ↑ +23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $521.16 ↑ +24%
Christus Health HIX $528.23 ↑ +26%
Community First Health Plan HMO $559.24 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $571.95 ↑ +36%
Cigna PPO $629.18 ↑ +50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $632.48 ↑ +51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $640.91 ↑ +53%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $699.05 ↑ +67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $711.75 ↑ +70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $748.85 ↑ +79%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $754.62 ↑ +80%
Phcs PPO $826.15 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $826.15 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $826.15 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $826.15 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $889.70 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $953.25 ↑ +127%
Health Management Network PPO $1,016.80 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $1,016.80 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $1,016.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $1,016.80 ↑ +142%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,094.00 ↑ +161%
National Choicecare PPO $1,207.45 ↑ +188%

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