Kit sound processor cochlear osia 2 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

$37,606.86

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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$104,463.50

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.

$1,498.34 with UHC STAR PLUS vs $5,595.98 with SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE — same scan, same building. Share

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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 STAR PLUS 4268_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $1,498.34 ↓ -96%
DELL STAR 4234_CHIRP DELL STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $1,498.34 ↓ -96%
UHC STAR KIDS 4315_UHC STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $1,498.34 ↓ -96%
UHC STAR 4257_CHIRP UHC STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $1,498.34 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 3686_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3605_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3609_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3594_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
DELL STAR 3704_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
DELL STAR 3708_CHIRP DELL STAR (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 3879_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
UHC STAR KIDS 4322_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 3682_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT STAR 3675_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT STAR 3671_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
UHC STAR PLUS 3752_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
UHC STAR PLUS 3748_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
UHC STAR KIDS 4326_UHC STAR KIDS (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
UHC STAR 3737_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
UHC STAR 3741_CHIRP UHC STAR (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 3880_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3598_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
BCBS STAR 3693_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
BCBS STAR 3697_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $1,683.65 ↓ -96%
BCBS STAR 4223_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $2,310.45 ↓ -94%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4183_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $2,310.45 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4161_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $2,310.45 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT STAR 4201_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $2,310.45 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT STAR 4201_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $2,310.45 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4212_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (NW) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $2,310.45 ↓ -94%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $2,560.62 ↓ -93%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 3621_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $4,974.20 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 3620_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER INPATIENT 20240901 $4,974.20 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR STAR 3513_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $4,974.20 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR STAR 3509_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $4,974.20 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4379_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (NW) INPATIENT 20240901 $4,974.20 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4375_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $4,974.20 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4885_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $4,974.20 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4884_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS INPATIENT 20240901 $4,974.20 ↓ -87%
SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3619_SUPERIOR CHIP INPATIENT 20240901 $5,595.98 ↓ -85%

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Kit sound processor cochlear osia 2 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $37,606.86 $1,683.65 – $5,595.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $10,653.60 $1,573.14 – $11,464.20
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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $10,653.60 $3,948.78 – $11,464.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $10,653.60 $2,547.60 – $11,464.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $10,653.60 $1,528.56 – $10,190.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple $10,653.60 $1,910.70 – $11,464.20

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