Ablate heart dysrhythm focus at Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton)

1201 Hill Rd, Smithville, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1154612638

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

$5,644.35

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$15,678.75

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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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$592.19 with CHAMPVA vs $30,569.00 with HUMANA PPO — 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
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $592.19 ↓ -90%
CHAMPVA 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $601.37 ↓ -89%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $4,237.71 ↓ -25%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $4,538.98 ↓ -20%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $5,650.28 ↑ +0%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $5,650.28 ↑ +0%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $6,062.28 ↑ +7%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $6,886.28 ↑ +22%
WHOLE FOODS 4512_WHOLE FOODS 20251001 $7,607.00 ↑ +35%
HUMANA EXCHANGE 415_HUMANA EXCHANGE (CHI,DCN) 20160101 $8,941.00 ↑ +58%
OSCAR HEALTH EXCHANGE 4511_OSCAR HEALTH PLAN 20251001 $9,215.00 ↑ +63%
HUMANA HMO CUST 206_HUMANA HMO CUSTOM 20140201 $9,388.05 ↑ +66%
HUMANA EXCHANGE 387_HUMANA EXCHANGE 20160101 $9,567.00 ↑ +69%
HEALTHSMART ACCEL 755_HEALTH SMART ACCEL (ADULT SITES) 20140101 $10,480.00 ↑ +86%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $14,041.00 ↑ +149%
AETNA POS 20140601 235_AETNA POS 20140601 $16,328.00 ↑ +189%
AETNA CHOICE 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 $16,328.00 ↑ +189%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $16,770.00 ↑ +197%
UHC 4498_UNITED HEALTHCARE (AUS,NW,SW, BAS) 20250701 $17,161.00 ↑ +204%
UHC 4500_UNITED HEALTHCARE (WIL,HAYS) 20250701 $17,161.00 ↑ +204%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $18,394.00 ↑ +226%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $20,190.00 ↑ +258%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $21,722.00 ↑ +285%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $22,433.00 ↑ +297%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $22,433.00 ↑ +297%
HUMANA PPO 2673_HUMANA PPO 20230701 $30,569.00 ↑ +442%

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