Str markers specimen anal 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

$816.09

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.

$2,473.00

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.

$85.01 with United Healthcare vs $2,349.35 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 $85.01 ↓ -90%
Texas Healthspring MM $116.54 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Star KM $200.71 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Chip KM $200.71 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $200.71 ↓ -75%
Allwell Superior Health MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Humana Gold Plus MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
El Paso First KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
First Care KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Wellcare MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Humana Gold Choice MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Superior Chip KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Superior Star Plus KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Superior Foster Care KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Superior Star KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Superior Star Kids KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Superior Star Plus MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Triwest VA MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Community First Star Kids KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Community First Star KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Aetna Chip KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Aetna MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Community First Chip KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Aetna Star KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Coventry First Health MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Molina Chip KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Molina Star Plus KM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $233.07 ↓ -71%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $240.06 ↓ -71%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $240.06 ↓ -71%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $244.72 ↓ -70%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $244.72 ↓ -70%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $244.72 ↓ -70%
US Imaging Network PPO $249.38 ↓ -69%
Devoted Health Plan MM $251.72 ↓ -69%
Amerigroup MM $251.72 ↓ -69%
ProCare Advantage MM $256.38 ↓ -69%
Imperial Health Plan MM $256.38 ↓ -69%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $256.38 ↓ -69%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $279.68 ↓ -66%
Amerigroup Star KM $296.76 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $296.76 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $296.76 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $296.76 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $296.76 ↓ -64%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $302.99 ↓ -63%
Christus Health HIX $326.30 ↓ -60%
Aetna New Business $415.34 ↓ -49%
Aetna HMO $461.49 ↓ -43%
Aetna PPO $461.49 ↓ -43%
Aetna POS $461.49 ↓ -43%
Aetna EPO $461.49 ↓ -43%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $466.14 ↓ -43%
Humana Choicecare $566.38 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $598.99 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $729.51 ↓ -11%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $738.83 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $820.41 ↑ +1%
Cigna New Business $858.18 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $864.69 ↑ +6%
Cigna PPO $1,086.79 ↑ +33%
Community First Health Plan HMO $1,088.12 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,112.85 ↑ +36%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,360.15 ↑ +67%
Multiplan PPO $1,607.45 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $1,607.45 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $1,607.45 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,607.45 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $1,731.10 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,854.75 ↑ +127%
Health Management Network PPO $1,978.40 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $1,978.40 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $1,978.40 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $1,978.40 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $2,349.35 ↑ +188%

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