X-ray bone length studies 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

$987.69

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$2,993.00

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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.

$34.09 with United Healthcare vs $568.10 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 Chip KM $34.09 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $34.09 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Star KM $34.09 ↓ -97%
Texas Healthspring MM $49.93 ↓ -95%
Cigna New Business $62.59 ↓ -94%
Humana Choicecare $65.72 ↓ -93%
Aetna New Business $71.66 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup Star KM $71.76 ↓ -93%
Community First Med Adv MM $71.76 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup Chip KM $71.76 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $71.76 ↓ -93%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $71.76 ↓ -93%
Cigna PPO $79.26 ↓ -92%
Aetna PPO $79.62 ↓ -92%
Aetna HMO $79.62 ↓ -92%
Aetna EPO $79.62 ↓ -92%
Aetna POS $79.62 ↓ -92%
Coventry First Health MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Triwest VA MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Wellcare MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Humana Gold Plus MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Humana Gold Choice MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Aetna MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Allwell Superior Health MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Superior Star Plus MM $99.85 ↓ -90%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $102.85 ↓ -90%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $102.85 ↓ -90%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $104.84 ↓ -89%
US Imaging Network PPO $106.84 ↓ -89%
Amerigroup MM $107.84 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health Plan MM $107.84 ↓ -89%
ProCare Advantage MM $109.84 ↓ -89%
Imperial Health Plan MM $109.84 ↓ -89%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $109.84 ↓ -89%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $119.82 ↓ -88%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $129.81 ↓ -87%
Community First Chip KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Superior Star KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Superior Star Kids KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Superior Star Plus KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Superior Chip KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
First Care KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
El Paso First KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Superior Foster Care KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Molina Star Plus KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Community First Star Kids KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Molina Chip KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Aetna Star KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Aetna Chip KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Community First Star KM $134.67 ↓ -86%
Christus Health HIX $139.79 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $141.40 ↓ -86%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $141.40 ↓ -86%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $199.70 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare All Payer $251.16 ↓ -75%
Community First Health Plan HMO $263.12 ↓ -73%
Healthcare Highways PPO $269.10 ↓ -73%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $328.90 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $346.33 ↓ -65%
Multiplan PPO $388.70 ↓ -61%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $388.70 ↓ -61%
Phcs PPO $388.70 ↓ -61%
First Health PPO $388.70 ↓ -61%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $418.60 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $420.30 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $425.90 ↓ -57%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $448.50 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $472.98 ↓ -52%
Provider Select PPO $478.40 ↓ -52%
HealthSmart PPO $478.40 ↓ -52%
Beech Street PPO $478.40 ↓ -52%
Health Management Network PPO $478.40 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $497.64 ↓ -50%
National Choicecare PPO $568.10 ↓ -42%

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $360.97 $45.44 – $541.45
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