Tc-99m labeled rbc 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

$1,927.77

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.

$5,841.73

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.

$91.91 with Aetna vs $2,190.70 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
Aetna MM $91.91 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare All Payer $105.45 ↓ -95%
Humana Choicecare $215.19 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $239.09 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Community First Chip KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Superior Star Kids KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
El Paso First KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Aetna Chip KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Aetna Star KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Superior Star KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Superior Foster Care KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Superior Star Plus KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
First Care KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Superior Chip KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Community First Star Kids KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Community First Star KM $253.66 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup Chip KM $276.72 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $276.72 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup Star KM $276.72 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $276.72 ↓ -86%
Community First Med Adv MM $276.72 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $276.72 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $276.72 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $291.18 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $294.91 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $327.47 ↓ -83%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $345.14 ↓ -82%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $345.90 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare Chip KM $415.08 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Star KM $415.08 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $415.08 ↓ -78%
Christus Health HIX $484.26 ↓ -75%
Molina Chip KM $691.80 ↓ -64%
Molina Star Plus KM $691.80 ↓ -64%
Cigna New Business $853.22 ↓ -56%
Amerigroup MM $922.40 ↓ -52%
Imperial Health Plan MM $922.40 ↓ -52%
Healthcare Highways PPO $1,037.70 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health Plan MM $1,153.00 ↓ -40%
Community First Health Plan HMO $1,176.06 ↓ -39%
Cigna PPO $1,268.30 ↓ -34%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $1,268.30 ↓ -34%
Phcs PPO $1,383.60 ↓ -28%
Multiplan PPO $1,383.60 ↓ -28%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,383.60 ↓ -28%
First Health PPO $1,498.90 ↓ -22%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,498.90 ↓ -22%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $1,614.20 ↓ -16%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,729.50 ↓ -10%
HealthSmart PPO $1,844.80 ↓ -4%
Beech Street PPO $1,844.80 ↓ -4%
Health Management Network PPO $1,844.80 ↓ -4%
Provider Select PPO $1,844.80 ↓ -4%
Triwest VA MM $1,960.10 ↑ +2%
National Choicecare PPO $2,190.70 ↑ +14%

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