X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$550.11

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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.

$1,667.00

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.

$83.58 with Texas Healthspring vs $1,583.65 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 $83.58 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare Star KM $119.29 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Star Plus KM $119.29 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Chip KM $119.29 ↓ -78%
Superior Star Plus MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Humana Gold Choice MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Humana Gold Plus MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Triwest VA MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Aetna MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Wellcare MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Christus Health Med Adv MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Coventry First Health MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Allwell Superior Health MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicare Adv MM $167.16 ↓ -70%
Texas Independence Health Plan MM $172.17 ↓ -69%
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $172.17 ↓ -69%
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $175.52 ↓ -68%
US Imaging Network PPO $178.86 ↓ -67%
Devoted Health Plan MM $180.53 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup MM $180.53 ↓ -67%
ProCare Advantage MM $183.88 ↓ -67%
Imperial Health Plan MM $183.88 ↓ -67%
American Health Medicare Advantage MM $183.88 ↓ -67%
Amerigroup Star Plus KM $200.04 ↓ -64%
Community First Med Adv MM $200.04 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star Kids KM $200.04 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Chip KM $200.04 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Star KM $200.04 ↓ -64%
Employer Direct Healthcare PPO $200.59 ↓ -64%
Gilsbar Inc. MM $217.31 ↓ -60%
Aetna Chip KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
First Care KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
El Paso First KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Community First Chip KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star Kids KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Star KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Superior Chip KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Superior Star Plus KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Superior Foster Care KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Superior Star KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Superior Star Kids KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Driscoll Children's Health Plan Chip KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Molina Star Plus KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Community First Star Kids KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Molina Chip KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Community First Star KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Aetna Star KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Chip KM $227.23 ↓ -59%
Aetna New Business $227.58 ↓ -59%
Humana Choicecare $232.13 ↓ -58%
Christus Health HIX $234.02 ↓ -57%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Chip KM $238.59 ↓ -57%
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $238.59 ↓ -57%
Aetna POS $252.87 ↓ -54%
Aetna HMO $252.87 ↓ -54%
Aetna PPO $252.87 ↓ -54%
Aetna EPO $252.87 ↓ -54%
Cigna New Business $270.34 ↓ -51%
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $334.32 ↓ -39%
Cigna PPO $342.35 ↓ -38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue AdvantangeHMO $563.06 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO $683.33 ↑ +24%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HEB $692.44 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare All Payer $700.14 ↑ +27%
Community First Health Plan HMO $733.48 ↑ +33%
Healthcare Highways PPO $750.15 ↑ +36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO $768.97 ↑ +40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Traditional $809.06 ↑ +47%
Christian Brothers Services PPO $916.85 ↑ +67%
Phcs PPO $1,083.55 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Accel PPO $1,083.55 ↑ +97%
Multiplan PPO $1,083.55 ↑ +97%
First Health PPO $1,083.55 ↑ +97%
Five Point Credit Union PPO $1,166.90 ↑ +112%
Medicus Internatiaonal PPO $1,250.25 ↑ +127%
Health Management Network PPO $1,333.60 ↑ +142%
Provider Select PPO $1,333.60 ↑ +142%
HealthSmart PPO $1,333.60 ↑ +142%
Beech Street PPO $1,333.60 ↑ +142%
National Choicecare PPO $1,583.65 ↑ +188%

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