Cath plc art/angio/rt hrt cath 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

$11,927.25

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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.

$33,131.25

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.

$775.98 with CHAMPVA vs $28,161.56 with AETNA HMO - CHI — 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
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $775.98 ↓ -93%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $1,027.54 ↓ -91%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $2,051.96 ↓ -83%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $2,462.85 ↓ -79%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $2,735.95 ↓ -77%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $2,735.95 ↓ -77%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $2,935.45 ↓ -75%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $3,334.44 ↓ -72%
HUMANA EXCHANGE 415_HUMANA EXCHANGE (CHI,DCN) 20160101 $3,531.00 ↓ -70%
HUMANA HMO CUST 206_HUMANA HMO CUSTOM 20140201 $3,707.55 ↓ -69%
HUMANA EXCHANGE 387_HUMANA EXCHANGE 20160101 $3,778.00 ↓ -68%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $8,539.00 ↓ -28%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $9,289.00 ↓ -22%
AETNA CHOICE 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 $10,288.00 ↓ -14%
AETNA POS 20140601 235_AETNA POS 20140601 $10,288.00 ↓ -14%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $11,096.00 ↓ -7%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $12,169.00 ↑ +2%
HUMANA PPO 2673_HUMANA PPO 20230701 $12,970.00 ↑ +9%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $13,357.00 ↑ +12%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $14,841.00 ↑ +24%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $14,841.00 ↑ +24%
AETNA ACO PPO 3438_AETNA ACO PPO 20240701 $15,571.69 ↑ +31%
AETNA PPO EXCHANGE 249_AETNA PPO EXCHANGE 20140101 $15,903.00 ↑ +33%
AETNA PPO 4488_AETNA PPO 20250801 $18,553.50 ↑ +56%
AETNA SHA AISD 3435_AETNA SHA AISD (CHI,DCN) 20240701 $22,529.25 ↑ +89%
AETNA ACO PPO/HMO - CHI 4483_AETNA ACO PPO/HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $23,191.88 ↑ +94%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4484_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $25,511.06 ↑ +114%
AETNA PPO 4460_AETNA PPO (EBD,SHL) 20250701 $27,167.63 ↑ +128%
AETNA PPO - CHI 4482_AETNA PPO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $28,161.56 ↑ +136%
COVENANT HEALTH 4485_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $28,161.56 ↑ +136%
AETNA HMO - CHI 4481_AETNA HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $28,161.56 ↑ +136%

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Cath plc art/angio/rt hrt cath at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $11,927.25 $775.98 – $3,334.44
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $8,109.33 $775.98 – $3,334.44
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $11,927.25 $775.98 – $3,334.44
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $15,927.46 $3,093.86 – $19,909.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $17,492.26 $3,600.49 – $26,238.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $15,971.87 $3,093.86 – $19,964.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $15,927.46 $3,093.86 – $19,909.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $17,492.26 $3,093.86 – $26,238.38

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