Bundle his recording 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

$3,374.01

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.

$9,372.25

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.

$1,432.00 with UHC vs $19,473.00 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.

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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
UHC 4498_UNITED HEALTHCARE (AUS,NW,SW, BAS) 20250701 $1,432.00 ↓ -58%
UHC 4500_UNITED HEALTHCARE (WIL,HAYS) 20250701 $1,432.00 ↓ -58%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $4,237.71 ↑ +26%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $4,538.98 ↑ +35%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $5,650.28 ↑ +67%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $5,650.28 ↑ +67%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $6,062.28 ↑ +80%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $6,886.28 ↑ +104%
WHOLE FOODS 4512_WHOLE FOODS 20251001 $7,607.00 ↑ +125%
OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE 4511_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 20251001 $9,215.00 ↑ +173%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $12,432.00 ↑ +268%
AETNA POS 20140601 235_AETNA POS 20140601 $14,456.00 ↑ +328%
AETNA CHOICE 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 $14,456.00 ↑ +328%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $14,559.00 ↑ +332%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $15,968.00 ↑ +373%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $17,526.00 ↑ +419%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $19,473.00 ↑ +477%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $19,473.00 ↑ +477%

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Bundle his recording at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $3,374.01 $1,432.00 – $6,886.28
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $10,975.13 $1,432.00 – $6,886.28
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $3,374.01 $1,432.00 – $6,886.28
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $5,557.78 $1,574.70 – $18,500.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $3,958.33 $814.76 – $18,500.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $4,251.46 $850.29 – $18,500.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $5,557.78 $1,482.08 – $18,500.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $3,958.33 $1,270.62 – $18,500.61

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