Inj hrt cath w/s&i sel left vent at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton)
1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1164526786
$5,525.73
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.
$15,349.25
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.
$45.44 with CHAMPVA vs $14,841.00 with COVENANT HEALTH — 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 | 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 | $45.44 | ↓ -99% |
| CHAMPVA | 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 | $46.02 | ↓ -99% |
| AETNA ACO PPO | 3438_AETNA ACO PPO 20240701 | $7,214.15 | ↑ +31% |
| AETNA PPO EXCHANGE | 249_AETNA PPO EXCHANGE 20140101 | $7,367.64 | ↑ +33% |
| AETNA PPO | 4488_AETNA PPO 20250801 | $8,595.58 | ↑ +56% |
| AETNA HMO EXCHANGE | 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 | $9,289.00 | ↑ +68% |
| AETNA POS 20140601 | 235_AETNA POS 20140601 | $10,288.00 | ↑ +86% |
| AETNA CHOICE | 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 | $10,288.00 | ↑ +86% |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 3435_AETNA SHA AISD (CHI,DCN) 20240701 | $10,437.49 | ↑ +89% |
| AETNA ACO PPO/HMO - CHI | 4483_AETNA ACO PPO/HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $10,744.47 | ↑ +94% |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 | $11,096.00 | ↑ +101% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4484_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $11,818.92 | ↑ +114% |
| AETNA ACO HMO | 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 | $12,169.00 | ↑ +120% |
| AETNA PPO | 4460_AETNA PPO (EBD,SHL) 20250701 | $12,586.38 | ↑ +128% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4485_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $13,046.86 | ↑ +136% |
| AETNA PPO - CHI | 4482_AETNA PPO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $13,046.86 | ↑ +136% |
| AETNA HMO - CHI | 4481_AETNA HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $13,046.86 | ↑ +136% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 | $13,357.00 | ↑ +142% |
| AETNA HMO | 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 | $14,841.00 | ↑ +169% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 | $14,841.00 | ↑ +169% |
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Inj hrt cath w/s&i sel left vent at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $5,525.73 | $45.44 – $45.44 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $8,438.68 | $45.44 – $45.44 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $5,525.73 | $45.44 – $45.44 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $2,226.93 | $630.96 – $13,331.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $110.75 | $22.80 – $17,181.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $110.75 | $22.15 – $17,181.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $2,226.93 | $593.85 – $17,181.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $110.75 | $35.55 – $17,181.00 |