3d ech img cgen car anomal at Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton)
1201 Hill Rd, Smithville, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1154612638
$0.54
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.
$1.50
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.
$0.60 with SUPERIOR STAR PLUS vs $106.56 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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| SUPERIOR STAR PLUS | 4389_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $0.60 | ↑ +11% |
| SUPERIOR STAR KIDS | 4888_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $0.60 | ↑ +11% |
| SUPERIOR STAR | 4241_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $0.60 | ↑ +11% |
| SUPERIOR STAR | 4247_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $0.60 | ↑ +11% |
| SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER | 4188_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $0.60 | ↑ +11% |
| SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER | 4189_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $0.60 | ↑ +11% |
| SUPERIOR STAR PLUS | 4401_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $0.60 | ↑ +11% |
| SUPERIOR STAR KIDS | 4889_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $0.60 | ↑ +11% |
| SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4190_SUPERIOR CHIP OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $0.68 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA ACO HMO | 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 | $0.69 | ↑ +28% |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 | $0.69 | ↑ +28% |
| AETNA ACO HMO | 4495_AETNA ACO HMO (SMV) 20250801 | $0.77 | ↑ +43% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 | $0.77 | ↑ +43% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4496_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH (SMV) 20250801 | $0.83 | ↑ +54% |
| AETNA PPO | 4488_AETNA PPO 20250801 | $0.84 | ↑ +56% |
| AETNA HMO | 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 | $0.87 | ↑ +61% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 | $0.87 | ↑ +61% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4494_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA (SMV) 20250801 | $0.93 | ↑ +72% |
| AETNA PPO | 4493_AETNA PPO (SMV) 20250801 | $0.93 | ↑ +72% |
| AETNA HMO | 4492_AETNA HMO (SMV) 20250801 | $0.93 | ↑ +72% |
| AETNA ACO PPO/HMO - CHI | 4483_AETNA ACO PPO/HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $1.05 | ↑ +94% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4484_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $1.16 | ↑ +115% |
| AETNA PPO - CHI | 4482_AETNA PPO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $1.27 | ↑ +135% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4485_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $1.27 | ↑ +135% |
| AETNA HMO - CHI | 4481_AETNA HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 | $1.27 | ↑ +135% |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 4214_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4174_BLUE CROSS CHIP (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4174_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| BCBS STAR | 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| BCBS STAR | 4225_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| BCBS STAR KIDS | 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| BCBS STAR KIDS | 5015_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4185_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| DELL STAR | 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| DELL STAR | 4236_CHIRP DELL STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| SUPERIOR AMBETTER | 3880_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20240901 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT STAR KIDS | 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT STAR KIDS | 4982_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 4214_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| UHC STAR | 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| UHC STAR | 4259_CHIRP UHC STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| UHC STAR KIDS | 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| UHC STAR KIDS | 4317_UHC STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| UHC STAR PLUS | 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| UHC STAR PLUS | 4270_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4163_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4163_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 4203_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 4203_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $23.73 | ↑ +4294% |
| BCBS BAV EXCHANGE | 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 | $26.31 | ↑ +4772% |
| BCBS HPN | 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 | $87.35 | ↑ +16076% |
| BCBS HPN | 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 | $87.35 | ↑ +16076% |
| BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS | 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $96.56 | ↑ +17781% |
| BCBS PPO | 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $106.56 | ↑ +19633% |
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| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas | $695.69 | $24.21 – $985.57 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $632.45 | $88.40 – $948.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $683.05 | $24.21 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco | $695.69 | $24.21 – $985.57 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $632.45 | $25.90 – $948.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $632.45 | $24.21 – $948.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $683.05 | $24.21 – $1,024.57 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | $695.69 | $24.21 – $985.57 |