Electron microscopy diagnostic at Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton)
1500 Red River St, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1093810327
$567.36
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.
$1,576.00
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$279.59 with CHAMPVA vs $3,454.54 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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| CHAMPVA | 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 | $279.59 | ↓ -51% |
| CHAMPVA | 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 | $335.24 | ↓ -41% |
| TRICARE | 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 | $425.62 | ↓ -25% |
| SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS | 788_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (WIL,DEL,BRK,BAS) 20180101 | $478.87 | ↓ -16% |
| SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS | 785_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20180101 | $478.87 | ↓ -16% |
| AETNA HMO EXCHANGE | 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 | $532.19 | ↓ -6% |
| AETNA ACO HMO | 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 | $581.64 | ↑ +3% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 | $581.64 | ↑ +3% |
| CIGNA HMO | 4476_CIGNA HMO (WIL,DEL) 20250701 | $598.92 | ↑ +6% |
| CIGNA HMO | 4475_CIGNA HMO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20250701 | $598.92 | ↑ +6% |
| HUMANA HMO | 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 | $617.96 | ↑ +9% |
| BCBS BAV EXCHANGE | 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 | $1,193.58 | ↑ +110% |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 | $1,632.91 | ↑ +188% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 | $2,041.13 | ↑ +260% |
| AETNA HMO | 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 | $2,041.13 | ↑ +260% |
| BCBS HPN | 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 | $2,424.85 | ↑ +327% |
| BCBS HPN | 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 | $2,424.85 | ↑ +327% |
| BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS | 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $2,676.13 | ↑ +372% |
| BCBS PPO | 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $2,958.82 | ↑ +422% |
| AETNA POS 20140601 | 235_AETNA POS 20140601 | $3,454.54 | ↑ +509% |
| AETNA CHOICE | 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 | $3,454.54 | ↑ +509% |
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Electron microscopy diagnostic at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $567.36 | $279.59 – $3,454.54 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $567.36 | $279.59 – $3,454.54 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin | $1,103.20 | $279.59 – $3,454.54 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $1,817.00 | $35.00 – $2,130.15 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $1,817.00 | $36.00 – $2,130.15 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $1,817.00 | $36.00 – $2,130.15 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $1,817.00 | $35.00 – $2,130.15 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $1,817.00 | $36.00 – $2,130.15 |