Stomach Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine) at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos

1301 Wonder World Dr, San Marcos, TX · Christushealth · · NPI 1447883301

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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.

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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.

$322.44 with United Healthcare vs $1,877.00 with United Healthcare — 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 Star Kids KM $322.44 —
United Healthcare Star KM $322.44 —
Wellcare MM $389.41 —
Washington National Supp MM $389.41 —
United Healthcare MM $389.41 —
Allwell Superior Medicare Advantage $389.41 —
Christus Health Med Adv MM $389.41 —
Triwest VA MM $389.41 —
Humana MM $389.41 —
Aetna MM $397.20 —
Provider Partners Health Plan MM $401.09 —
Cigna Healthspring Medicare Advantage MM $401.09 —
Shared Health Insurance Company MM $408.88 —
Devoted Health Plan MM $420.56 —
Amerigroup MM $420.56 —
Community First Star Kids KM $489.74 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star KM $499.53 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Star Kids KM $499.53 —
Texas Childrens Health Plan Star Plus KM $514.23 —
Amerigroup Star KM $514.23 —
Christus Health HIX $545.17 —
Superior Star KM $563.20 —
Superior Star Kids KM $563.20 —
Superior Chip KM $563.20 —
Sendero HMO HIX $665.89 —
Naphcare Inc. RRMB $778.82 —
Cigna New Business $911.17 —
Healthcare Highways PPO $985.21 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Blue Advantage HMO $1,053.80 —
Cigna PPO $1,153.90 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HEB $1,167.81 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas HMO $1,183.22 —
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas PPO $1,294.15 —
Humana Choicecare $1,401.40 —
United Healthcare All Payer $1,877.00 —
Five Point Credit Union PPO not published by hospital —
Coventry First Health not published by hospital —
Community First Health Plan HMO not published by hospital —
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Texas Traditional not published by hospital —
Provider Select PPO not published by hospital —
Healthsmart Preferred not published by hospital —
Aetna HMO not published by hospital —
Beech Street PPO not published by hospital —
Aetna PPO not published by hospital —
Aetna POS not published by hospital —
Health Management Network PPO not published by hospital —
Aetna New Business not published by hospital —

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Stomach Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine) at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,861.14 $296.71 – $2,326.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $1,719.11 $353.85 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,402.87 $296.71 – $1,753.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,861.14 $296.71 – $2,326.43
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $1,719.11 $317.48 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $1,719.11 $296.71 – $2,578.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,402.87 $296.71 – $2,104.30
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $1,861.14 $296.71 – $2,326.43

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