Upper Endoscopy (EGD, with biopsy) 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 23, 2026

$1,848.99

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$5,603.00

Gross charge

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$213.00 with Amerigroup vs $5,774.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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
Amerigroup Chip KM $213.00 ↓ -88%
Community First Med Adv MM $213.00 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $213.00 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Star KM $213.00 ↓ -88%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $213.00 ↓ -88%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Community First Star Kids KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Superior Star Plus KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Molina Chip KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Molina Star Plus KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
First Care KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
El Paso First KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Superior Chip KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Aetna Chip KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Superior Star Kids KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Superior Star KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Aetna Star KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Superior Foster Care KM $334.95 ↓ -82%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $351.70 ↓ -81%
Community First Chip KM $351.70 ↓ -81%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $351.70 ↓ -81%
Community First Star KM $351.70 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Star KM $363.36 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $363.36 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Chip KM $363.36 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $715.19 ↓ -61%
Community First Health Plan HMO $852.00 ↓ -54%
Texas Healthspring MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Aetna MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Superior Star Plus MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Allwell Superior Health MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Wellcare MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Humana Gold Choice MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Triwest VA MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Coventry First Health MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Humana Gold Plus MM $880.35 ↓ -52%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $906.76 ↓ -51%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $906.76 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $919.53 ↓ -50%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $924.37 ↓ -50%
US Imaging Network PPO $941.97 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $943.10 ↓ -49%
Devoted Health Plan MM $950.78 ↓ -49%
Amerigroup MM $950.78 ↓ -49%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $968.39 ↓ -48%
ProCare Advantage MM $968.39 ↓ -48%
Imperial Health Plan MM $968.39 ↓ -48%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $976.25 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $1,045.27 ↓ -43%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $1,056.42 ↓ -43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $1,076.71 ↓ -42%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $1,144.46 ↓ -38%
Phcs PPO $1,153.75 ↓ -38%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,153.75 ↓ -38%
Multiplan PPO $1,153.75 ↓ -38%
First Health PPO $1,153.75 ↓ -38%
Christus Health HIX $1,232.49 ↓ -33%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,331.25 ↓ -28%
Provider Select PPO $1,420.00 ↓ -23%
HealthSmart PPO $1,420.00 ↓ -23%
Beech Street PPO $1,420.00 ↓ -23%
Health Management Network PPO $1,420.00 ↓ -23%
National Choicecare PPO $1,686.25 ↓ -9%
Humana Choicecare $1,737.00 ↓ -6%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $1,760.70 ↓ -5%
Aetna New Business $2,335.00 ↑ +26%
Aetna POS $2,594.00 ↑ +40%
Aetna HMO $2,594.00 ↑ +40%
Aetna EPO $2,594.00 ↑ +40%
Aetna PPO $2,594.00 ↑ +40%
United Healthcare All Payer $3,326.00 ↑ +80%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $4,020.00 ↑ +117%
Healthcare Highways PPO $4,115.00 ↑ +123%
Cigna New Business $4,549.00 ↑ +146%
Cigna PPO $5,774.00 ↑ +212%

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Upper Endoscopy (EGD, with biopsy) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock $1,040.34 $879.87 – $7,034.24
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $1,326.31 $2,273.67 – $2,842.09
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen $1,707.60 $334.95 – $361.75
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound $731.70 $334.95 – $368.45
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth $1,707.60 $334.95 – $368.45
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington $1,707.60 $334.95 – $368.45
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton $1,707.60 $334.95 – $368.45
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano $731.70 $334.95 – $361.75

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