Renal cyst study s&i 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

$683.76

Cash price

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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.

$2,072.00

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.

$76.00 with United Healthcare vs $2,138.22 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas — 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 Chip KM $76.00 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $76.00 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Star KM $76.00 ↓ -89%
Cigna New Business $138.41 ↓ -80%
Humana Choicecare $155.12 ↓ -77%
Cigna PPO $175.28 ↓ -74%
Amerigroup Star KM $248.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $248.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $248.64 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $248.64 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $248.64 ↓ -64%
Texas Healthspring MM $257.42 ↓ -62%
Allwell Superior Health MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Superior Star Plus MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Wellcare MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Aetna MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Coventry First Health MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Triwest VA MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Humana Gold Choice MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Humana Gold Plus MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $514.84 ↓ -25%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $530.29 ↓ -22%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $530.29 ↓ -22%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $540.58 ↓ -21%
US Imaging Network PPO $550.88 ↓ -19%
Amerigroup MM $556.03 ↓ -19%
Devoted Health Plan MM $556.03 ↓ -19%
ProCare Advantage MM $566.32 ↓ -17%
Imperial Health Plan MM $566.32 ↓ -17%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $566.32 ↓ -17%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $617.81 ↓ -10%
Superior Star KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Aetna Chip KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Aetna Star KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Molina Chip KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Molina Star Plus KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Superior Chip KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Superior Star Plus KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Superior Foster Care KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Superior Star Kids KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Community First Chip KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Community First Star KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Community First Star Kids KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
El Paso First KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
First Care KM $633.94 ↓ -7%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $665.64 ↓ -3%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $665.64 ↓ -3%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $669.29 ↓ -2%
Christus Health HIX $720.78 ↑ +5%
United Healthcare All Payer $870.24 ↑ +27%
Community First Health Plan HMO $911.68 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $932.40 ↑ +36%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,029.68 ↑ +51%
Aetna New Business $1,068.58 ↑ +56%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,139.60 ↑ +67%
Aetna EPO $1,187.31 ↑ +74%
Aetna POS $1,187.31 ↑ +74%
Aetna HMO $1,187.31 ↑ +74%
Aetna PPO $1,187.31 ↑ +74%
First Health PPO $1,346.80 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,346.80 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $1,346.80 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $1,346.80 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $1,450.40 ↑ +112%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $1,488.08 ↑ +118%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,554.00 ↑ +127%
Beech Street PPO $1,657.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $1,657.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $1,657.60 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $1,657.60 ↑ +142%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $1,805.93 ↑ +164%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $1,830.00 ↑ +168%
National Choicecare PPO $1,968.40 ↑ +188%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $2,032.27 ↑ +197%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $2,138.22 ↑ +213%

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