Cath stripping venous s&i 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

$218.79

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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.

$607.75

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.

$161.63 with CHAMPVA vs $2,088.54 with COVENANT HEALTH — 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 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $161.63 ↓ -26%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $171.92 ↓ -21%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $178.39 ↓ -18%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $382.92 ↑ +75%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $592.25 ↑ +171%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $592.25 ↑ +171%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $654.69 ↑ +199%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $722.48 ↑ +230%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $947.44 ↑ +333%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $947.44 ↑ +333%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $1,345.00 ↑ +515%
AETNA POS 20140601 235_AETNA POS 20140601 $1,411.47 ↑ +545%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $1,411.47 ↑ +545%
AETNA CHOICE 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 $1,411.47 ↑ +545%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $2,088.54 ↑ +855%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $2,088.54 ↑ +855%

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Cath stripping venous s&i at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $218.79 $161.63 – $2,088.54
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $218.79 $161.63 – $2,088.54
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $127.58 $161.63 – $2,088.54
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $682.34 $193.33 – $966.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $812.65 $167.27 – $1,218.98
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $572.69 $114.54 – $715.86
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $682.34 $181.96 – $966.65
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $812.65 $260.86 – $1,218.98

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