Apply rigid leg cast 29445 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

$221.04

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.

$614.00

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$44.69 with BCBS BAV EXCHANGE vs $969.15 with HUMANA HMO CUST — 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
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $44.69 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4212_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4212_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4978_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR 4201_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR 4201_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4161_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4161_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
UHC STAR PLUS 4268_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4172_BLUE CROSS CHIP (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4172_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
UHC STAR 4257_CHIRP UHC STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
DELL STAR 4234_CHIRP DELL STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
UHC STAR KIDS 4315_UHC STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS STAR 4223_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5011_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4183_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $49.56 ↓ -78%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $59.59 ↓ -73%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $59.59 ↓ -73%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $63.93 ↓ -71%
OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE 4511_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 20251001 $65.80 ↓ -70%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $72.62 ↓ -67%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $102.33 ↓ -54%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $105.48 ↓ -52%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $200.85 ↓ -9%
AARP MC WELLMED 4748_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS,SMV) 20250811 $252.22 ↑ +14%
AARP MC WELLMED 4656_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $252.22 ↑ +14%
SENDERO CHAP 4651_SENDERO CHAP INPATIENT 20251001 $254.80 ↑ +15%
SENDERO CHAP 4932_SENDERO CHAP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $254.80 ↑ +15%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4922_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 100% 20250811 $257.37 ↑ +16%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4665_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 100% 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
TRICARE 4696_TRICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
WELMED MEDICARE 4669_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4921_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW.SMV) 20250811 $257.37 ↑ +16%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4661_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW) 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
CSHCN CIDC 4694_CSHCN CIDC IP (ADULT) 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 4659_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
SMARTHEALTH 4957_SMARTHEALTH OP 20250811 $257.37 ↑ +16%
SMARTHEALTH 4680_SMARTHEALTH IP 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4747_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $257.37 ↑ +16%
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4684_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4918_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250811 $257.37 ↑ +16%
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4419_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $257.37 ↑ +16%
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4686_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL INPATIENT 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4691_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4929_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $257.37 ↑ +16%
WELMED MEDICARE 4930_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20250811 $257.37 ↑ +16%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4682_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE INPATIENT 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4764_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $257.37 ↑ +16%
COVID HRSA 4693_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 INPATIENT 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
COVID HRSA 4765_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 OUTPATIENT 20250811 $257.37 ↑ +16%
MEDICARE OON 4666_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT OON 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
RESEARCH STUDY 4098_RESEARCH STUDY OP 20250101 $257.37 ↑ +16%
RESEARCH STUDY 4650_RESEARCH STUDY IP 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4681_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER INPATIENT 20251001 $257.37 ↑ +16%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4928_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,SMV) 20250811 $262.52 ↑ +19%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4687_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20251001 $262.52 ↑ +19%
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 2475_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE OUTPATIENT 20221001 $265.09 ↑ +20%
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 4660_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE INPATIENT 20251001 $265.09 ↑ +20%
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4668_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP INPATIENT 20251001 $270.24 ↑ +22%
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4925_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $270.24 ↑ +22%
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4741_TX INDEPENDENCE HP OP 20250811 $270.24 ↑ +22%
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4671_TX INDEPENDENCE HP IP 20251001 $270.24 ↑ +22%
OCCUNET 4123_OCCUNET OP 20250101 $360.32 ↑ +63%
OCCUNET 4674_OCCUNET IP 20251001 $360.32 ↑ +63%
SENDERO IDEALCARE 1571_SENDERO IDEALCARE OP 20200101 $450.40 ↑ +104%
SENDERO IDEALCARE 4675_SENDERO IDEALCARE IP 20251001 $450.40 ↑ +104%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4960_SUPERIOR AMBETTER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $463.27 ↑ +110%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4652_SUPERIOR AMBETTER INPATIENT 20251001 $463.27 ↑ +110%
HUMANA HMO CUST 206_HUMANA HMO CUSTOM 20140201 $969.15 ↑ +338%

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Apply rigid leg cast 29445 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
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