Alcohol/subs interv >30 min at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton)
1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1164526786
$109.62
Cash price 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.
$304.50
Gross charge 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.
$67.33 with CHAMPVA vs $273.69 with BCBS PPO — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CHAMPVA | 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 | $67.33 | ↓ -39% |
| CHAMPVA | 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 | $68.00 | ↓ -38% |
| HUMANA HMO | 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 | $105.09 | ↓ -4% |
| BCBS BAV EXCHANGE | 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 | $112.77 | ↑ +3% |
| TRICARE | 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 | $120.81 | ↑ +10% |
| BCBS HPN | 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 | $224.23 | ↑ +105% |
| BCBS HPN | 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 | $224.23 | ↑ +105% |
| BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS | 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $247.31 | ↑ +126% |
| BCBS PPO | 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $273.69 | ↑ +150% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Alcohol/subs interv >30 min at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $109.62 | $67.33 – $273.69 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $109.62 | $67.33 – $273.69 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | not published | $253.91 – $253.91 |
| HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE | FRIENDSWOOD | not published | $19.67 – $154.32 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | not published | $19.67 – $154.32 |
| HCA HOUSTON CONROE | CONROE | not published | $19.67 – $154.32 |
| HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD | HUMBLE | not published | $19.67 – $154.32 |
| HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST | SPRING | not published | $19.67 – $154.32 |