Strep b assay w/optic 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

$118.80

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

$360.00

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.

$6.37 with Texas Healthspring vs $342.00 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
Texas Healthspring MM $6.37 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare All Payer $6.75 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare Chip KM $11.19 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $11.19 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Star KM $11.19 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Community First Star Kids KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Community First Star KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Aetna Chip KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Aetna MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Community First Chip KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Aetna Star KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Coventry First Health MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Allwell Superior Health MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
First Care KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Humana Gold Choice MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Humana Gold Plus MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
El Paso First KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Triwest VA MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Wellcare MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Superior Chip KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Superior Star Plus KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Superior Foster Care KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Superior Star KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Superior Star Kids KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Superior Star Plus MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Molina Chip KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Molina Star Plus KM $12.73 ↓ -89%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $13.11 ↓ -89%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $13.11 ↓ -89%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $13.37 ↓ -89%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $13.37 ↓ -89%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $13.37 ↓ -89%
US Imaging Network PPO $13.62 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health Plan MM $13.75 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup MM $13.75 ↓ -88%
ProCare Advantage MM $14.00 ↓ -88%
Imperial Health Plan MM $14.00 ↓ -88%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $14.00 ↓ -88%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $15.28 ↓ -87%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $16.55 ↓ -86%
Christus Health HIX $17.82 ↓ -85%
Aetna New Business $22.68 ↓ -81%
Aetna HMO $25.20 ↓ -79%
Aetna POS $25.20 ↓ -79%
Aetna EPO $25.20 ↓ -79%
Aetna PPO $25.20 ↓ -79%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $25.46 ↓ -79%
Humana Choicecare $31.56 ↓ -73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $32.72 ↓ -72%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $39.84 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $40.35 ↓ -66%
Amerigroup Chip KM $43.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $43.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $43.20 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $43.20 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $43.20 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $44.81 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $47.23 ↓ -60%
Cigna New Business $48.03 ↓ -60%
Cigna PPO $60.83 ↓ -49%
Community First Health Plan HMO $158.40 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $162.00 ↑ +36%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $198.00 ↑ +67%
Phcs PPO $234.00 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $234.00 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $234.00 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $234.00 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $252.00 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $270.00 ↑ +127%
Provider Select PPO $288.00 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $288.00 ↑ +142%
Health Management Network PPO $288.00 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $288.00 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $342.00 ↑ +188%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD $723.35 $10.48 – $52.96
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston $701.60 $10.69 – $52.96
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE $729.33 $10.48 – $52.96
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING $605.91 $10.69 – $52.96
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON $367.00 $10.48 – $52.96
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield $104.20 $12.73 – $53.29
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