Tomosynthesis breast screen bilateral 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

$56.88

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.

$158.00

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.

$25.23 with BCBS BAV EXCHANGE vs $242.73 with AETNA HMO — same scan, same building. Share

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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 BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $25.23 ↓ -56%
COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES 2281_COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES Q32 20220901 $25.56 ↓ -55%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $26.10 ↓ -54%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $44.50 ↓ -22%
UHC STAR PLUS 3748_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $51.79 ↓ -9%
UHC STAR KIDS 4322_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $51.79 ↓ -9%
UHC STAR 3737_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $51.79 ↓ -9%
DELL STAR 3704_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $51.79 ↓ -9%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3605_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $51.79 ↓ -9%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 3594_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $51.79 ↓ -9%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 3682_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $51.79 ↓ -9%
BCBS STAR 3693_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $51.79 ↓ -9%
WELLPOINT STAR 3671_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 $51.79 ↓ -9%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 3880_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20240901 $52.79 ↓ -7%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
SUPERIOR STAR 4246_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4399_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
UHC STAR 4258_CHIRP UHC STAR (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
UHC STAR KIDS 4316_UHC STAR KIDS (SHL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $52.79 ↓ -7%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $53.65 ↓ -6%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4389_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.20 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4889_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.20 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR 4241_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.20 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4188_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.20 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4189_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.20 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4888_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS OUTPATIENT 20241201 $63.20 ↑ +11%
SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4190_SUPERIOR CHIP OUTPATIENT 20241201 $71.10 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HMO 4475_CIGNA HMO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20250701 $82.94 ↑ +46%
CIGNA HMO 4476_CIGNA HMO (WIL,DEL) 20250701 $82.94 ↑ +46%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $83.76 ↑ +47%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $83.76 ↑ +47%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $92.59 ↑ +63%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $102.18 ↑ +80%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $142.49 ↑ +151%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $155.79 ↑ +174%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $155.79 ↑ +174%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $194.18 ↑ +241%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $242.73 ↑ +327%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $242.73 ↑ +327%

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Tomosynthesis breast screen bilateral at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $318.28 $97.14 – $97.14
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $95.23 $50.46 – $134.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $117.47 $24.18 – $176.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $77.46 $46.97 – $96.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $95.23 $52.46 – $134.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $117.47 $56.13 – $176.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $117.47 $52.46 – $185.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $77.46 $46.97 – $116.19

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