In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital

1401 Medical parkway, Cedar Park, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1376662296

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

$254.19

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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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$706.08

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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.

$98.75 with TRICARE vs $817.66 with COVENANT HEALTH — 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

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

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
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $98.75 ↓ -61%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $139.94 ↓ -45%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $173.71 ↓ -32%
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 788_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (WIL,DEL,BRK,BAS) 20180101 $199.32 ↓ -22%
SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS 785_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20180101 $199.32 ↓ -22%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $247.57 ↓ -3%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $261.76 ↑ +3%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $272.65 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HMO 4476_CIGNA HMO (WIL,DEL) 20250701 $280.62 ↑ +10%
CIGNA HMO 4475_CIGNA HMO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20250701 $280.62 ↑ +10%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $286.08 ↑ +13%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $286.08 ↑ +13%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $553.91 ↑ +118%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $553.91 ↑ +118%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $611.31 ↑ +140%
AETNA POS 20140601 235_AETNA POS 20140601 $646.86 ↑ +154%
AETNA CHOICE 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 $646.86 ↑ +154%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $654.13 ↑ +157%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $675.89 ↑ +166%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $817.66 ↑ +222%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $817.66 ↑ +222%

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $296.45 $36.00 – $444.67
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $373.43 $35.00 – $466.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $352.98 $36.00 – $529.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $296.45 $36.00 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $373.43 $35.00 – $466.79
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $352.98 $36.00 – $529.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $352.98 $26.00 – $529.47
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $373.43 $35.00 – $466.79

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