Antibody id rbc panel at Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton)

1500 Red River St, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1093810327

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

$367.29

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,020.25

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.

$55.40 with SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS vs $1,334.86 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
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 788_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (WIL,DEL,BRK,BAS) 20180101 $55.40 ↓ -85%
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 785_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20180101 $55.40 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $78.05 ↓ -79%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $82.82 ↓ -77%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $90.52 ↓ -75%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $90.52 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HMO 4476_CIGNA HMO (WIL,DEL) 20250701 $95.70 ↓ -74%
CIGNA HMO 4475_CIGNA HMO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20250701 $95.70 ↓ -74%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $122.30 ↓ -67%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $122.72 ↓ -67%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $202.34 ↓ -45%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $538.48 ↑ +47%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $1,093.96 ↑ +198%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $1,093.96 ↑ +198%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $1,207.33 ↑ +229%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $1,334.86 ↑ +263%

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Antibody id rbc panel at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $367.29 $55.40 – $1,334.86
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $367.29 $55.40 – $1,334.86
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $714.18 $55.40 – $1,334.86
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $338.66 $1,091.13 – $1,091.13
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $237.80 $10.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $265.05 $12.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $265.05 $12.00 – $890.45
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $237.80 $10.00 – $890.45

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