Consultation/report referred slides prepared elsewhere at Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton)
1500 Red River St, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1093810327
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$29.48 with TRICARE vs $465.70 with AETNA CHOICE — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| TRICARE | 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 | $29.48 | — |
| BCBS BAV EXCHANGE | 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 | $63.52 | — |
| CHAMPVA | 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 | $85.04 | — |
| CHAMPVA | 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 | $88.03 | — |
| BCBS HPN | 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 | $129.04 | — |
| BCBS HPN | 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 | $129.04 | — |
| BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS | 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $142.41 | — |
| SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS | 788_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (WIL,DEL,BRK,BAS) 20180101 | $154.10 | — |
| SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS | 785_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20180101 | $154.10 | — |
| BCBS PPO | 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $157.46 | — |
| HUMANA HMO | 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 | $164.92 | — |
| AETNA HMO EXCHANGE | 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 | $169.90 | — |
| CIGNA HMO | 4476_CIGNA HMO (WIL,DEL) 20250701 | $182.54 | — |
| CIGNA HMO | 4475_CIGNA HMO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20250701 | $182.54 | — |
| AETNA ACO HMO | 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 | $185.68 | — |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 | $185.68 | — |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 | $369.73 | — |
| AETNA HMO | 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 | $462.16 | — |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 | $462.16 | — |
| AETNA POS 20140601 | 235_AETNA POS 20140601 | $465.70 | — |
| AETNA CHOICE | 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 | $465.70 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Consultation/report referred slides prepared elsewhere at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $198.00 | $29.48 – $465.70 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $198.00 | $29.48 – $465.70 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin | not published | $29.48 – $465.70 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $171.65 | $10.00 – $214.57 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $151.88 | $12.00 – $227.82 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $147.46 | $12.00 – $184.32 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $171.65 | $10.00 – $214.57 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $151.88 | $12.00 – $227.82 |