Ecg external < 48 hours recording at Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton)
130 Hays St, Luling, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1356446686
$189.63
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.
$526.75
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.
$24.63 with CHAMPVA vs $452.47 with BCBS PPO — 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 | 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 | $24.63 | ↓ -87% |
| CHAMPVA | 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 | $27.47 | ↓ -86% |
| TRICARE | 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 | $88.09 | ↓ -54% |
| BCBS BAV EXCHANGE | 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 | $186.44 | ↓ -2% |
| AETNA ACO HMO | 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 | $237.71 | ↑ +25% |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 | $237.71 | ↑ +25% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 | $263.54 | ↑ +39% |
| AETNA PPO | 4488_AETNA PPO 20250801 | $294.98 | ↑ +56% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 | $299.71 | ↑ +58% |
| AETNA HMO | 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 | $299.71 | ↑ +58% |
| AETNA ACO PPO/HMO - CHI | 4483_AETNA ACO PPO/HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $368.72 | ↑ +94% |
| BCBS HPN | 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 | $370.70 | ↑ +95% |
| BCBS HPN | 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 | $370.70 | ↑ +95% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4484_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $405.60 | ↑ +114% |
| BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS | 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $408.86 | ↑ +116% |
| AETNA HMO - CHI | 4481_AETNA HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $447.74 | ↑ +136% |
| AETNA PPO - CHI | 4482_AETNA PPO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $447.74 | ↑ +136% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4485_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $447.74 | ↑ +136% |
| BCBS PPO | 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $452.47 | ↑ +139% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Ecg external < 48 hours recording at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $598.24 | $126.97 – $747.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $762.46 | $156.94 – $1,143.68 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $877.25 | $126.97 – $1,096.57 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $598.24 | $126.97 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $762.46 | $126.97 – $1,143.68 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $762.46 | $316.45 – $1,143.68 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $877.25 | $126.97 – $1,315.88 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $598.24 | $126.97 – $747.80 |