Ghs moderate sedation, > 5 yr, 30 min, other 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

$274.40

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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.

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$392.00

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$76.30 with CHAMPVA vs $335.03 with BCBS PPO — 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

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

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 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $76.30 ↓ -72%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $78.64 ↓ -71%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $138.05 ↓ -50%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $274.48 ↑ +0%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $274.48 ↑ +0%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $302.74 ↑ +10%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $335.03 ↑ +22%

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Ghs moderate sedation, > 5 yr, 30 min, other at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $141.12 $76.30 – $335.03
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $141.12 $76.30 – $335.03
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $141.12 $76.30 – $335.03
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $1,290.89 $310.81 – $310.81
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $170.15 $48.21 – $247.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $123.30 $25.38 – $184.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $127.39 $25.48 – $243.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $170.15 $45.37 – $241.04

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