Adapt behavior tx phys/qhp at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton)

1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1164526786

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 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.

$46.72 with BCBS BAV EXCHANGE vs $280.28 with SUPERIOR AMBETTER — 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
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $46.72
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $92.89
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $92.89
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $102.45
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $113.38
AARP MC WELLMED 4656_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $152.60
AARP MC WELLMED 4748_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS,SMV) 20250811 $152.60
SENDERO CHAP 4651_SENDERO CHAP INPATIENT 20251001 $154.15
SENDERO CHAP 4932_SENDERO CHAP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $154.15
UHCPCIP 4678_UNITED HEALTHCARE PCIP (AUS) IP 20251001 $155.71
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4665_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 100% 20251001 $155.71
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4922_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 100% 20250811 $155.71
SMARTHEALTH 4680_SMARTHEALTH IP 20251001 $155.71
SMARTHEALTH 4957_SMARTHEALTH OP 20250811 $155.71
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 4659_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $155.71
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 4749_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250811 $155.71
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4661_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW) 20251001 $155.71
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4921_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW.SMV) 20250811 $155.71
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4691_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $155.71
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4929_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $155.71
WELMED MEDICARE 4669_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $155.71
WELMED MEDICARE 4930_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20250811 $155.71
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4682_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE INPATIENT 20251001 $155.71
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4764_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $155.71
COVID HRSA 4693_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 INPATIENT 20251001 $155.71
COVID HRSA 4765_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 OUTPATIENT 20250811 $155.71
CSHCN CIDC 4694_CSHCN CIDC IP (ADULT) 20251001 $155.71
MEDICARE OON 4666_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT OON 20251001 $155.71
RESEARCH STUDY 4098_RESEARCH STUDY OP 20250101 $155.71
RESEARCH STUDY 4650_RESEARCH STUDY IP 20251001 $155.71
UHCPCIP 4126_UNITED HEALTHCARE PCIP (AUS) OP 20250101 $155.71
TRICARE 4696_TRICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $155.71
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4681_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER INPATIENT 20251001 $155.71
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4747_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $155.71
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4684_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $155.71
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4918_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250811 $155.71
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4419_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $155.71
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4686_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL INPATIENT 20251001 $155.71
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4928_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,SMV) 20250811 $158.82
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4687_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20251001 $158.82
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 4660_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE INPATIENT 20251001 $160.38
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 2475_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE OUTPATIENT 20221001 $160.38
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4925_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $163.50
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4671_TX INDEPENDENCE HP IP 20251001 $163.50
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4668_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP INPATIENT 20251001 $163.50
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4741_TX INDEPENDENCE HP OP 20250811 $163.50
OCCUNET 4674_OCCUNET IP 20251001 $217.99
OCCUNET 4123_OCCUNET OP 20250101 $217.99
SENDERO IDEALCARE 4675_SENDERO IDEALCARE IP 20251001 $272.49
SENDERO IDEALCARE 1571_SENDERO IDEALCARE OP 20200101 $272.49
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4652_SUPERIOR AMBETTER INPATIENT 20251001 $280.28
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4960_SUPERIOR AMBETTER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $280.28

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Adapt behavior tx phys/qhp at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $46.72 – $280.28
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $46.72 – $113.38
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $46.72 – $113.38
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield $642.77 $37.46 – $356.61
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas not published $105.18 – $105.18
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD not published $63.93 – $91.90
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston not published $63.93 – $91.90
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE not published $63.93 – $91.90

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