Ghs musc tst done w/n tst non ext at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton)
1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1164526786
$185.67
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.
$515.75
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.
$44.48 with CHAMPVA vs $186.96 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 | $44.48 | ↓ -76% |
| BCBS BAV EXCHANGE | 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 | $77.04 | ↓ -59% |
| CHAMPVA | 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 | $78.79 | ↓ -58% |
| BCBS HPN | 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 | $153.17 | ↓ -18% |
| BCBS HPN | 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 | $153.17 | ↓ -18% |
| BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS | 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $168.94 | ↓ -9% |
| BCBS PPO | 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $186.96 | ↑ +1% |
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Ghs musc tst done w/n tst non ext at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $185.67 | $44.48 – $186.96 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin | not published | $44.48 – $186.96 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin | not published | $44.48 – $186.96 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $312.74 | $88.61 – $443.05 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $330.61 | $68.05 – $495.92 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $301.90 | $60.38 – $377.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $312.74 | $83.40 – $443.05 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $330.61 | $106.13 – $495.92 |