Rmvl icd gen w/rplc icd gen sgl lead sys 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

$68,741.19

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.

$190,947.75

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.

$371.89 with CHAMPVA vs $59,193.80 with OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE — 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
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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
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $371.89 ↓ -99%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $379.72 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HMO CUST 206_HUMANA HMO CUSTOM 20140201 $969.15 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4206_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT STAR 4195_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT STAR 4195_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4966_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4206_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4166_BLUE CROSS CHIP (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4166_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
BCBS STAR 4217_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
BCBS STAR KIDS 4999_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4177_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
DELL STAR 4228_CHIRP DELL STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
UHC STAR 4251_CHIRP UHC STAR (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
UHC STAR KIDS 4309_UHC STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
UHC STAR PLUS 4262_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4155_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4155_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (AUS) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $16,178.06 ↓ -76%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $16,353.28 ↓ -76%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $21,187.88 ↓ -69%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $21,804.37 ↓ -68%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $21,804.37 ↓ -68%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $23,394.28 ↓ -66%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $26,574.08 ↓ -61%
UHC 4498_UNITED HEALTHCARE (AUS,NW,SW, BAS) 20250701 $27,606.00 ↓ -60%
UHC 4500_UNITED HEALTHCARE (WIL,HAYS) 20250701 $27,607.00 ↓ -60%
OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE 4511_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 20251001 $59,193.80 ↓ -14%

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Rmvl icd gen w/rplc icd gen sgl lead sys at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $68,741.19 $371.89 – $27,606.00
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $28,337.36 $15,811.00 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $38,067.53 $16,178.06 – $58,392.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $46,872.23 $15,811.00 – $70,308.34

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