_afb id by dna probe rflx ast 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

$159.57

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.

$443.25

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.

$12.27 with UHC STAR vs $149.11 with AETNA CHOICE — 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
UHC STAR 3737_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT STAR 3669_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT STAR 3671_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
DELL STAR 3702_CHIRP DELL STAR (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
BCBS STAR 3691_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
UHC STAR 3735_CHIRP UHC STAR (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
UHC STAR PLUS 3746_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
BCBS STAR 3693_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
UHC STAR PLUS 3748_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3594_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3603_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 3680_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3592_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3605_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 3682_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
UHC STAR KIDS 4320_UHC STAR KIDS (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
DELL STAR 3704_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
UHC STAR KIDS 4322_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $12.27 ↓ -92%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 3880_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20240901 $16.84 ↓ -89%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4177_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4206_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4966_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4155_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4155_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4166_BLUE CROSS CHIP (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4166_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
BCBS STAR KIDS 4999_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16.84 ↓ -89%
AARP MC WELLMED 4748_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS,SMV) 20250811 $19.65 ↓ -88%
AARP MC WELLMED 4656_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $19.65 ↓ -88%
SENDERO CHAP 4932_SENDERO CHAP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $19.85 ↓ -88%
SENDERO CHAP 4651_SENDERO CHAP INPATIENT 20251001 $19.85 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4661_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW) 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
TRICARE 4696_TRICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4665_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 100% 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4922_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 100% 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
SMARTHEALTH 4680_SMARTHEALTH IP 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
SMARTHEALTH 4957_SMARTHEALTH OP 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 4659_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 4749_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4921_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW.SMV) 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4681_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4747_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4684_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4918_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4419_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $20.05 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4686_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4691_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4929_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
WELMED MEDICARE 4669_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
WELMED MEDICARE 4930_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4682_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4764_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
COVID HRSA 4693_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 INPATIENT 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
COVID HRSA 4765_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 OUTPATIENT 20250811 $20.05 ↓ -87%
CSHCN CIDC 4694_CSHCN CIDC IP (ADULT) 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE OON 4666_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT OON 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
RESEARCH STUDY 4098_RESEARCH STUDY OP 20250101 $20.05 ↓ -87%
RESEARCH STUDY 4650_RESEARCH STUDY IP 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
UHCPCIP 4126_UNITED HEALTHCARE PCIP (AUS) OP 20250101 $20.05 ↓ -87%
UHCPCIP 4678_UNITED HEALTHCARE PCIP (AUS) IP 20251001 $20.05 ↓ -87%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4928_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,SMV) 20250811 $20.45 ↓ -87%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4687_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20251001 $20.45 ↓ -87%
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 4660_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE INPATIENT 20251001 $20.65 ↓ -87%
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 2475_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE OUTPATIENT 20221001 $20.65 ↓ -87%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
UHC STAR KIDS 4309_UHC STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4206_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT STAR 4195_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
UHC STAR PLUS 4262_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
DELL STAR 4228_CHIRP DELL STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT STAR 4195_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
BCBS STAR 4217_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
UHC STAR 4251_CHIRP UHC STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $20.80 ↓ -87%
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4668_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP INPATIENT 20251001 $21.05 ↓ -87%
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4671_TX INDEPENDENCE HP IP 20251001 $21.05 ↓ -87%
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4741_TX INDEPENDENCE HP OP 20250811 $21.05 ↓ -87%
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4925_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $21.05 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 3879_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $22.92 ↓ -86%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $24.11 ↓ -85%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $26.89 ↓ -83%
OCCUNET 4674_OCCUNET IP 20251001 $28.07 ↓ -82%
OCCUNET 4123_OCCUNET OP 20250101 $28.07 ↓ -82%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $33.08 ↓ -79%
SENDERO IDEALCARE 1571_SENDERO IDEALCARE OP 20200101 $35.09 ↓ -78%
SENDERO IDEALCARE 4675_SENDERO IDEALCARE IP 20251001 $35.09 ↓ -78%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4960_SUPERIOR AMBETTER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $36.09 ↓ -77%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4652_SUPERIOR AMBETTER INPATIENT 20251001 $36.09 ↓ -77%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $38.10 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HMO 4476_CIGNA HMO (WIL,DEL) 20250701 $46.63 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HMO 4475_CIGNA HMO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20250701 $46.63 ↓ -71%
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 785_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20180101 $48.60 ↓ -70%
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 788_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (WIL,DEL,BRK,BAS) 20180101 $48.60 ↓ -70%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $53.01 ↓ -67%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $57.93 ↓ -64%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $57.93 ↓ -64%
SUPERIOR STAR 3509_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR 4241_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4389_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4385_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4375_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4889_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4888_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS OUTPATIENT 20241201 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4189_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4188_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER OUTPATIENT 20241201 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR 4239_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4373_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR STAR 3507_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (AUS) INPATIENT 20240901 $59.50 ↓ -63%
SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4190_SUPERIOR CHIP OUTPATIENT 20241201 $66.94 ↓ -58%
SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3619_SUPERIOR CHIP INPATIENT 20240901 $66.94 ↓ -58%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $77.39 ↓ -52%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $77.39 ↓ -52%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $85.41 ↓ -46%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $87.42 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $94.44 ↓ -41%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $109.27 ↓ -32%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $109.27 ↓ -32%
AETNA POS 20140601 235_AETNA POS 20140601 $149.11 ↓ -7%
AETNA CHOICE 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 $149.11 ↓ -7%

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_afb id by dna probe rflx ast at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $159.57 $12.27 – $149.11
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $310.28 $12.27 – $149.11
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $159.57 $12.27 – $149.11
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $307.03 $10.00 – $166.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $292.41 $12.00 – $166.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $292.41 $12.00 – $161.19
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $307.03 $10.00 – $166.69
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $292.41 $12.00 – $166.44

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