Aco cont gluc mnt phys/qhp eqp 95250aco at Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton)

11113 Research Blvd, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1124137054

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$212.94

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.

$591.50

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.

$98.67 with TRICARE vs $481.11 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.

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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
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $98.67 ↓ -54%
AARP MC WELLMED 4748_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS,SMV) 20250811 $122.39 ↓ -43%
AARP MC WELLMED 4656_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $122.39 ↓ -43%
SENDERO CHAP 4932_SENDERO CHAP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $123.64 ↓ -42%
SENDERO CHAP 4651_SENDERO CHAP INPATIENT 20251001 $123.64 ↓ -42%
SMARTHEALTH 4957_SMARTHEALTH OP 20250811 $124.89 ↓ -41%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 4659_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4661_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW) 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
TRICARE 4696_TRICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4665_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 100% 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4922_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 100% 20250811 $124.89 ↓ -41%
SMARTHEALTH 4680_SMARTHEALTH IP 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4921_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW.SMV) 20250811 $124.89 ↓ -41%
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4681_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER INPATIENT 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4747_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $124.89 ↓ -41%
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4684_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4918_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250811 $124.89 ↓ -41%
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4419_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $124.89 ↓ -41%
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4686_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL INPATIENT 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4691_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4929_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $124.89 ↓ -41%
WELMED MEDICARE 4669_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
WELMED MEDICARE 4930_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20250811 $124.89 ↓ -41%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4682_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE INPATIENT 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4764_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $124.89 ↓ -41%
COVID HRSA 4693_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 INPATIENT 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
COVID HRSA 4765_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 OUTPATIENT 20250811 $124.89 ↓ -41%
CSHCN CIDC 4694_CSHCN CIDC IP (ADULT) 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
MEDICARE OON 4666_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT OON 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
RESEARCH STUDY 4098_RESEARCH STUDY OP 20250101 $124.89 ↓ -41%
RESEARCH STUDY 4650_RESEARCH STUDY IP 20251001 $124.89 ↓ -41%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4687_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20251001 $127.39 ↓ -40%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4928_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,SMV) 20250811 $127.39 ↓ -40%
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 4660_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE INPATIENT 20251001 $128.64 ↓ -40%
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 2475_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE OUTPATIENT 20221001 $128.64 ↓ -40%
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4741_TX INDEPENDENCE HP OP 20250811 $131.13 ↓ -38%
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4925_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $131.13 ↓ -38%
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4668_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP INPATIENT 20251001 $131.13 ↓ -38%
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4671_TX INDEPENDENCE HP IP 20251001 $131.13 ↓ -38%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $143.81 ↓ -32%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $159.49 ↓ -25%
OCCUNET 4123_OCCUNET OP 20250101 $174.85 ↓ -18%
OCCUNET 4674_OCCUNET IP 20251001 $174.85 ↓ -18%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $198.24 ↓ -7%
SENDERO IDEALCARE 1571_SENDERO IDEALCARE OP 20200101 $218.56 ↑ +3%
SENDERO IDEALCARE 4675_SENDERO IDEALCARE IP 20251001 $218.56 ↑ +3%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4652_SUPERIOR AMBETTER INPATIENT 20251001 $224.80 ↑ +6%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4960_SUPERIOR AMBETTER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $224.80 ↑ +6%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $394.16 ↑ +85%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $394.16 ↑ +85%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $434.74 ↑ +104%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $481.11 ↑ +126%

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Aco cont gluc mnt phys/qhp eqp 95250aco at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $212.94 $98.67 – $481.11
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $212.94 $98.67 – $481.11
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $98.67 – $481.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $370.55 $76.27 – $555.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $387.73 $77.55 – $484.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $370.55 $118.95 – $555.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $370.55 $191.45 – $555.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $387.73 $127.05 – $581.59

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