Rbc osmotic fragility 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

$183.48

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.

$556.00

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.

$1.13 with United Healthcare vs $528.20 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 $1.13 ↓ -99%
Texas Healthspring MM $3.74 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Chip KM $6.27 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $6.27 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Star KM $6.27 ↓ -97%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Community First Star Kids KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Community First Star KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Aetna Chip KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Aetna MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Aetna Star KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Coventry First Health MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Community First Chip KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Molina Chip KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Molina Star Plus KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Superior Chip KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
First Care KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
El Paso First KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Humana Gold Choice MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Humana Gold Plus MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Superior Foster Care KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Superior Star Plus KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Triwest VA MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Wellcare MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Allwell Superior Health MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Superior Star Plus MM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Superior Star Kids KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Superior Star KM $7.47 ↓ -96%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $7.69 ↓ -96%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $7.69 ↓ -96%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $7.84 ↓ -96%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $7.84 ↓ -96%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $7.84 ↓ -96%
US Imaging Network PPO $7.99 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health Plan MM $8.07 ↓ -96%
Amerigroup MM $8.07 ↓ -96%
Imperial Health Plan MM $8.22 ↓ -96%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $8.22 ↓ -96%
ProCare Advantage MM $8.22 ↓ -96%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $8.96 ↓ -95%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $9.71 ↓ -95%
Christus Health HIX $10.46 ↓ -94%
Aetna PPO $14.79 ↓ -92%
Aetna EPO $14.79 ↓ -92%
Aetna POS $14.79 ↓ -92%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $14.94 ↓ -92%
Humana Choicecare $17.61 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $19.20 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $23.38 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $23.68 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $26.29 ↓ -86%
Cigna New Business $27.16 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $27.71 ↓ -85%
Cigna PPO $34.39 ↓ -81%
Amerigroup Chip KM $66.72 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $66.72 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $66.72 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $66.72 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $66.72 ↓ -64%
Community First Health Plan HMO $244.64 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $250.20 ↑ +36%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $305.80 ↑ +67%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $361.40 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $361.40 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $361.40 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $361.40 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $389.20 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $417.00 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $444.80 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $444.80 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $444.80 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $444.80 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $528.20 ↑ +188%

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Rbc osmotic fragility at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Children's Hospital San Antonio not published $6.27 – $24.85
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $151.80 $6.27 – $189.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $86.15 $10.95 – $129.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $79.66 $6.27 – $99.57
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $151.80 $6.27 – $189.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $86.15 $6.71 – $129.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $86.15 $6.27 – $129.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $79.66 $6.27 – $119.48

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