Flow cytometry interp 16 or more 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

$138.60

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$385.00

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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$86.21 with CHAMPVA vs $600.15 with AETNA POS 20140601 — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $86.21 ↓ -38%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $88.71 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $140.30 ↑ +1%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $167.77 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HMO 4475_CIGNA HMO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20250701 $184.83 ↑ +33%
CIGNA HMO 4476_CIGNA HMO (WIL,DEL) 20250701 $184.83 ↑ +33%
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 788_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (WIL,DEL,BRK,BAS) 20180101 $201.86 ↑ +46%
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 785_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20180101 $201.86 ↑ +46%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $221.11 ↑ +60%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $241.65 ↑ +74%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $241.65 ↑ +74%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $340.84 ↑ +146%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $340.84 ↑ +146%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $370.73 ↑ +167%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $376.16 ↑ +171%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $415.89 ↑ +200%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $463.41 ↑ +234%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $463.41 ↑ +234%
AETNA CHOICE 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 $600.15 ↑ +333%
AETNA POS 20140601 235_AETNA POS 20140601 $600.15 ↑ +333%

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Flow cytometry interp 16 or more at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $138.60 $86.21 – $600.15
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $86.21 – $600.15
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $86.21 – $600.15
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $360.20 $339.96 – $339.96
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $300.00 $35.00 – $215.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $300.00 $26.68 – $194.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $300.00 $25.92 – $456.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $300.00 $35.00 – $321.41

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