Culture typing nucleic acid probe amplified per culture/isolate 6 or more targets 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

$99.72

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.

$277.00

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.

$110.80 with SUPERIOR STAR PLUS vs $1,027.06 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
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4397_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $110.80 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4389_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $110.80 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4889_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $110.80 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4888_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS OUTPATIENT 20241201 $110.80 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4189_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $110.80 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR 4241_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $110.80 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR 4245_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $110.80 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4188_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER OUTPATIENT 20241201 $110.80 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4190_SUPERIOR CHIP OUTPATIENT 20241201 $124.65 ↑ +25%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4212_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4172_BLUE CROSS CHIP (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4172_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4978_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
BCBS STAR 4223_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5011_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4183_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
UHC STAR PLUS 4268_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 3880_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20240901 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT STAR 4201_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
DELL STAR 4234_CHIRP DELL STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4161_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4161_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT STAR 4201_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4212_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
UHC STAR 4257_CHIRP UHC STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
UHC STAR KIDS 4315_UHC STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $183.17 ↑ +84%
AARP MC WELLMED 4656_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $213.70 ↑ +114%
AARP MC WELLMED 4748_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AARP WELLMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,BRK,DEL,BAS,SMV) 20250811 $213.70 ↑ +114%
SENDERO CHAP 4651_SENDERO CHAP INPATIENT 20251001 $215.88 ↑ +116%
SENDERO CHAP 4932_SENDERO CHAP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $215.88 ↑ +116%
TRICARE 4696_TRICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4665_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 100% 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4922_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 100% 20250811 $218.06 ↑ +119%
SMARTHEALTH 4680_SMARTHEALTH IP 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
SMARTHEALTH 4957_SMARTHEALTH OP 20250811 $218.06 ↑ +119%
AETNA MCR REPLACEMENT 4659_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4661_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA INPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW) 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 4921_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HUMANA OUTPATIENT (AUS,HAY,NW,SW.SMV) 20250811 $218.06 ↑ +119%
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4681_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER INPATIENT 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
ADDR CANCER TOGETHER 4747_ADDR CANCER TOGETHER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $218.06 ↑ +119%
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4684_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
DEVOTED HEALTH MCR REPLACEMENT 4918_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DEVOTED HEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250811 $218.06 ↑ +119%
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4419_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL OUTPATIENT 20250101 $218.06 ↑ +119%
SUPERIOR ALLWELL 4686_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPERIOR ALLWELL INPATIENT 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4691_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
WELLCARE MED ADVANTAGE 4929_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLCARE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $218.06 ↑ +119%
WELMED MEDICARE 4669_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
WELMED MEDICARE 4930_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELMED OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,WIL,DEL,BAS) 20250811 $218.06 ↑ +119%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4682_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE INPATIENT 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 4764_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE OUTPATIENT 20250811 $218.06 ↑ +119%
COVID HRSA 4693_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 INPATIENT 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
COVID HRSA 4765_COVID HRSA UNIN Q80 OUTPATIENT 20250811 $218.06 ↑ +119%
CSHCN CIDC 4694_CSHCN CIDC IP (ADULT) 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
MEDICARE OON 4666_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT OON 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
RESEARCH STUDY 4098_RESEARCH STUDY OP 20250101 $218.06 ↑ +119%
RESEARCH STUDY 4650_RESEARCH STUDY IP 20251001 $218.06 ↑ +119%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4687_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE INPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20251001 $222.42 ↑ +123%
UHC MCR REPLACEMENT 4928_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT (AUS,NW,SW,HAY,SMV) 20250811 $222.42 ↑ +123%
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 4660_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE INPATIENT 20251001 $224.60 ↑ +125%
CONNECTED SENIOR CARE 2475_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE CONNECTED SENIOR CARE OUTPATIENT 20221001 $224.60 ↑ +125%
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4741_TX INDEPENDENCE HP OP 20250811 $228.96 ↑ +130%
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4925_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP OUTPATIENT 20250811 $228.96 ↑ +130%
PPHP MCR ADVANTAGE 4668_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPHP INPATIENT 20251001 $228.96 ↑ +130%
TX INDEPENDENCE HP 4671_TX INDEPENDENCE HP IP 20251001 $228.96 ↑ +130%
OCCUNET 4674_OCCUNET IP 20251001 $305.28 ↑ +206%
OCCUNET 4123_OCCUNET OP 20250101 $305.28 ↑ +206%
SENDERO IDEALCARE 1571_SENDERO IDEALCARE OP 20200101 $381.61 ↑ +283%
SENDERO IDEALCARE 4675_SENDERO IDEALCARE IP 20251001 $381.61 ↑ +283%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4960_SUPERIOR AMBETTER OUTPATIENT 20250811 $392.51 ↑ +294%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 4652_SUPERIOR AMBETTER INPATIENT 20251001 $392.51 ↑ +294%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $414.31 ↑ +315%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $841.71 ↑ +744%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $841.71 ↑ +744%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $928.94 ↑ +832%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $1,027.06 ↑ +930%

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Culture typing nucleic acid probe amplified per culture/isolate 6 or more targets at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $99.72 $110.80 – $1,027.06
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $193.90 $88.00 – $1,027.06
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $99.72 $110.80 – $1,027.06
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,783.10 $196.25 – $839.53
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $146.48 $10.00 – $523.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $146.48 $12.00 – $523.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $146.48 $12.00 – $523.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $146.48 $10.00 – $523.34

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