Aco cmplx chron care without pt visit, 60 min 99487aco at Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton)

9010 N. Lake Creek Pkwy, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1447355771

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

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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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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.

$51.62 with CHAMPVA vs $219.87 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
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $51.62
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $53.05
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $90.60
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $180.13
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $180.13
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $198.68
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $219.87

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Aco cmplx chron care without pt visit, 60 min 99487aco at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $51.62 – $280.28
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $51.62 – $280.28
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $51.62 – $219.87
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $103.84 $29.42 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $122.12 $25.14 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $95.17 $19.03 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $103.84 $27.69 – $394.97
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $122.12 $39.20 – $394.97

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