Cath pezzer 34fr drain bardex propor head mushrm ltx 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

$150.48

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.

$418.00

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.

$36.52 with BCBS HPN vs $44.27 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
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $36.52 ↓ -76%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $36.52 ↓ -76%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $39.84 ↓ -74%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $44.27 ↓ -71%

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Cath pezzer 34fr drain bardex propor head mushrm ltx at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $58.68 $36.52 – $44.27
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $58.68 $36.52 – $44.27
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $88.73 $36.52 – $44.27
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston $38.22 $9.93 – $36.75
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $22.40 $7.78 – $54.90
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring $38.22 $9.93 – $36.75
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land $38.22 $9.93 – $36.75
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $22.40 $29.89 – $53.12

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