Application of long leg cast 29345 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

$573.30

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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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$819.00

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.

$56.65 with BCBS BAV EXCHANGE vs $969.15 with HUMANA HMO CUST — 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
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $56.65 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.67 ↓ -89%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $75.53 ↓ -87%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $75.53 ↓ -87%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $81.04 ↓ -86%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $92.06 ↓ -84%
OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE 4511_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 20251001 $97.03 ↓ -83%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $98.87 ↓ -83%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $103.07 ↓ -82%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $200.85 ↓ -65%
HUMANA HMO CUST 206_HUMANA HMO CUSTOM 20140201 $969.15 ↑ +69%

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Application of long leg cast 29345 at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $122.67 $56.65 – $969.15
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $122.67 $56.65 – $969.15
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $296.37 $56.65 – $969.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $464.51 $63.67 – $665.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $535.59 $68.13 – $803.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $469.61 $63.67 – $665.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $464.51 $63.67 – $665.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $535.59 $68.13 – $803.38

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