Ghs nerve block celiac plexus 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

$1,530.90

Cash price

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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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$2,187.00

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.

$91.77 with CHAMPVA vs $969.15 with HUMANA HMO CUST — 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 $91.77 ↓ -94%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $93.46 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $340.77 ↓ -78%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $584.68 ↓ -62%
OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE 4511_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 20251001 $677.97 ↓ -56%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $779.57 ↓ -49%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $779.57 ↓ -49%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $794.28 ↓ -48%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $836.41 ↓ -45%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $950.10 ↓ -38%
HUMANA HMO CUST 206_HUMANA HMO CUSTOM 20140201 $969.15 ↓ -37%

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Ghs nerve block celiac plexus at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $787.32 $91.77 – $1,553.00
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $787.32 $91.77 – $1,553.00
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $787.32 $91.77 – $969.15
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $2,215.57 $340.77 – $2,769.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,215.57 $71.00 – $3,323.36
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,901.86 $71.00 – $2,377.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $2,215.57 $340.77 – $2,769.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,215.57 $85.00 – $3,323.36

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