Appl body cast sho to hips 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

$166.32

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$462.00

Gross charge

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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$83.61 with BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 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

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 $83.61 ↓ -50%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4209_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT STAR 4198_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT STAR 4198_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4972_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4209_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4169_BLUE CROSS CHIP (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4169_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS STAR 4220_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5005_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4180_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
DELL STAR 4231_CHIRP DELL STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
UHC STAR 4254_CHIRP UHC STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
UHC STAR KIDS 4312_UHC STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
UHC STAR PLUS 4265_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4158_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4158_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $99.86 ↓ -40%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $111.48 ↓ -33%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $111.48 ↓ -33%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $119.60 ↓ -28%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $135.86 ↓ -18%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $142.01 ↓ -15%
OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE 4511_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 20251001 $143.22 ↓ -14%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $148.38 ↓ -11%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $200.85 ↑ +21%
HUMANA HMO CUST 206_HUMANA HMO CUSTOM 20140201 $969.15 ↑ +483%

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Appl body cast sho to hips at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $83.61 – $1,000.00
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $83.61 – $1,000.00
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $83.61 – $1,000.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $390.73 $71.00 – $665.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $390.73 $71.00 – $665.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $390.73 $85.00 – $665.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $390.73 $99.86 – $665.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $390.73 $71.00 – $665.29

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