Strapping of knee 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

$198.00

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$600.00

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.

$66.00 with Aetna vs $4,020.00 with Five Point Credit Union — 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
Aetna Chip KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Plus KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Superior Chip KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna Star KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Community First Star Kids KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Community First Star KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
First Care KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Community First Chip KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
El Paso First KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Superior Star Kids KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Superior Star KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Superior Foster Care KM $66.00 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $72.00 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $72.00 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $72.00 ↓ -64%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $72.00 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $72.00 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $72.00 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $72.00 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $99.22 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare Chip KM $108.00 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star KM $108.00 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $108.00 ↓ -45%
Wellcare MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Humana Gold Choice MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Coventry First Health MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Humana Gold Plus MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
United Healthcare MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Aetna MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Superior Star Plus MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Texas Healthspring MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Allwell Superior Health MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Triwest VA MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $121.03 ↓ -39%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $124.66 ↓ -37%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $124.66 ↓ -37%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $127.08 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $127.57 ↓ -36%
Cigna New Business $129.00 ↓ -35%
US Imaging Network PPO $129.50 ↓ -35%
Devoted Health Plan MM $130.71 ↓ -34%
Amerigroup MM $130.71 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $130.84 ↓ -34%
Imperial Health Plan MM $133.13 ↓ -33%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $133.13 ↓ -33%
ProCare Advantage MM $133.13 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $145.01 ↓ -27%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $145.24 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $149.37 ↓ -25%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $157.34 ↓ -21%
Humana Choicecare $163.00 ↓ -18%
Cigna PPO $164.00 ↓ -17%
Christus Health HIX $169.44 ↓ -14%
Molina Star Plus KM $180.00 ↓ -9%
Molina Chip KM $180.00 ↓ -9%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $242.06 ↑ +22%
Community First Health Plan HMO $288.00 ↑ +45%
Healthcare Highways PPO $300.00 ↑ +52%
Aetna New Business $324.00 ↑ +64%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $330.00 ↑ +67%
Aetna PPO $360.00 ↑ +82%
Aetna POS $360.00 ↑ +82%
Aetna EPO $360.00 ↑ +82%
Aetna HMO $360.00 ↑ +82%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $390.00 ↑ +97%
Phcs PPO $390.00 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $390.00 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $390.00 ↑ +97%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $450.00 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $480.00 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $480.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $480.00 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $480.00 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $570.00 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare All Payer $1,082.00 ↑ +446%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +1930%

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