Ghs plt ct-manual at Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton)

3201 S Water St, Burnet, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1003833013

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

$32.76

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.

$91.00

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.

$3.62 with DELL STAR vs $40.95 with SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE — 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
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4162_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4162_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4173_BLUE CROSS CHIP (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4173_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
SUPERIOR STAR 4246_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4980_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5013_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 3880_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20240901 $3.62 ↓ -89%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4184_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4399_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4213_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $3.62 ↓ -89%
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
UHC STAR 4258_CHIRP UHC STAR (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
BCBS STAR 4224_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
UHC STAR KIDS 4316_UHC STAR KIDS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
DELL STAR 4235_CHIRP DELL STAR (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4213_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT STAR 4202_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
UHC STAR PLUS 4269_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT STAR 4202_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $4.47 ↓ -86%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 3879_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $4.91 ↓ -85%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $5.18 ↓ -84%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $5.78 ↓ -82%
DELL STAR 3709_CHIRP DELL STAR (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3594_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 3687_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
UHC STAR PLUS 3753_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
UHC STAR KIDS 4327_UHC STAR KIDS (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
UHC STAR 3737_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
UHC STAR 3742_CHIRP UHC STAR (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
UHC STAR KIDS 4322_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
UHC STAR PLUS 3748_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
DELL STAR 3704_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3610_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3605_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT STAR 3676_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
BCBS STAR 3698_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
BCBS STAR 3693_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT STAR 3671_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 3682_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3599_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $6.53 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $7.11 ↓ -78%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $8.19 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HMO 4475_CIGNA HMO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20250701 $10.01 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HMO 4476_CIGNA HMO (WIL,DEL) 20250701 $10.01 ↓ -69%
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 788_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (WIL,DEL,BRK,BAS) 20180101 $10.42 ↓ -68%
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 785_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20180101 $10.42 ↓ -68%
SENDERO CHAP 4344_SENDERO CHAP (SHL) 20250304 $10.92 ↓ -67%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $11.37 ↓ -65%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $12.43 ↓ -62%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $12.43 ↓ -62%
HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT 781_HUMANA MCR REPLACEMENT (SHL) 20161001 $12.74 ↓ -61%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $16.64 ↓ -49%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $16.64 ↓ -49%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $18.36 ↓ -44%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $18.79 ↓ -43%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $20.30 ↓ -38%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $23.49 ↓ -28%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $23.49 ↓ -28%
AETNA POS 20140601 235_AETNA POS 20140601 $31.99 ↓ -2%
AETNA CHOICE 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 $31.99 ↓ -2%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4380_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4389_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4375_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4889_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4888_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS OUTPATIENT 20241201 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4189_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4188_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER OUTPATIENT 20241201 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR 3514_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (SHL) INPATIENT 20240901 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR 4241_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR 3509_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $36.40 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3619_SUPERIOR CHIP INPATIENT 20240901 $40.95 ↑ +25%
SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4190_SUPERIOR CHIP OUTPATIENT 20241201 $40.95 ↑ +25%

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