Cath left heart transseptal punc at Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton)
9010 N. Lake Creek Pkwy, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1447355771
$5,503.93
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$7,862.75
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$210.53 with CHAMPVA vs $14,841.00 with AETNA HMO — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CHAMPVA | 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 | $210.53 | ↓ -96% |
| CHAMPVA | 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 | $213.28 | ↓ -96% |
| AETNA ACO PPO | 3438_AETNA ACO PPO 20240701 | $3,695.49 | ↓ -33% |
| AETNA PPO EXCHANGE | 249_AETNA PPO EXCHANGE 20140101 | $3,774.12 | ↓ -31% |
| AETNA PPO | 4488_AETNA PPO 20250801 | $4,403.14 | ↓ -20% |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 3435_AETNA SHA AISD (CHI,DCN) 20240701 | $5,346.67 | ↓ -3% |
| AETNA ACO PPO/HMO - CHI | 4483_AETNA ACO PPO/HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $5,503.92 | ↓ -0% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4484_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $6,054.32 | ↑ +10% |
| AETNA PPO | 4460_AETNA PPO (EBD,SHL) 20250701 | $6,447.45 | ↑ +17% |
| AETNA HMO - CHI | 4481_AETNA HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $6,683.34 | ↑ +21% |
| AETNA PPO - CHI | 4482_AETNA PPO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $6,683.34 | ↑ +21% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4485_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $6,683.34 | ↑ +21% |
| HUMANA HMO | 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 | $8,539.00 | ↑ +55% |
| AETNA HMO EXCHANGE | 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 | $9,289.00 | ↑ +69% |
| AETNA CHOICE | 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 | $10,288.00 | ↑ +87% |
| AETNA POS 20140601 | 235_AETNA POS 20140601 | $10,288.00 | ↑ +87% |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 | $11,096.00 | ↑ +102% |
| AETNA ACO HMO | 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 | $12,169.00 | ↑ +121% |
| HUMANA PPO | 2673_HUMANA PPO 20230701 | $12,970.00 | ↑ +136% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 | $13,357.00 | ↑ +143% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 | $14,841.00 | ↑ +170% |
| AETNA HMO | 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 | $14,841.00 | ↑ +170% |
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Cath left heart transseptal punc at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $5,917.05 | $210.53 – $210.53 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $5,917.05 | $210.53 – $210.53 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $5,917.05 | $210.53 – $210.53 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $8,154.70 | $2,310.50 – $13,331.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $9,790.02 | $2,015.11 – $17,181.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $6,817.63 | $1,363.53 – $17,181.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $8,154.70 | $2,174.59 – $17,181.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $9,790.02 | $3,142.60 – $17,181.00 |