Amphotericin b lipid complex 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

$29.52

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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.

$82.00

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.

$6.16 with CHAMPVA vs $41.90 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.

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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
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $6.16 ↓ -79%
UHC 4500_UNITED HEALTHCARE (WIL,HAYS) 20250701 $11.13 ↓ -62%
UHC 4498_UNITED HEALTHCARE (AUS,NW,SW, BAS) 20250701 $11.13 ↓ -62%
UHC NEXUS CITY HMO 4501_UNITED HEALTHCARE NEXUS CITY HMO (AUS,NW,SW,BAS) 20250701 $11.13 ↓ -62%
UHC NEXUS CITY HMO 4503_UNITED HEALTHCARE NEXUS CITY HMO (WIL,HAYS) 20250701 $11.13 ↓ -62%
UHC NEXUS CITY PPO 4504_UNITED HEALTHCARE NEXUS CITY PPO (AUS,NW,SW,BAS) 20250401 $11.13 ↓ -62%
UHC NEXUS CITY PPO 4506_UNITED HEALTHCARE NEXUS CITY PPO (WIL,HAYS) 20250701 $11.13 ↓ -62%
UHC STANDARD NEXUS ACO 4507_UNITED HEALTHCARE STANDARD NEXUS ACO (AUS,NW,SW,BAS) 20250701 $11.13 ↓ -62%
UHC STANDARD NEXUS ACO 4509_UNITED HEALTHCARE STANDARD NEXUS ACO (WIL,HAYS) 20250701 $11.13 ↓ -62%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $14.99 ↓ -49%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $15.37 ↓ -48%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $16.87 ↓ -43%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $18.74 ↓ -37%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $18.74 ↓ -37%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $21.85 ↓ -26%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $22.18 ↓ -25%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $33.60 ↑ +14%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $34.40 ↑ +17%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $34.40 ↑ +17%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $38.10 ↑ +29%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $41.90 ↑ +42%

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Amphotericin b lipid complex at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville $30.62 $10.30 – $157.48
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station $30.62 $10.30 – $148.73
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota $30.62 $10.30 – $194.22
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell $30.62 $10.30 – $157.48
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin $26.28 $6.16 – $41.90
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin $26.28 $6.16 – $41.90
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin $57.40 $6.16 – $41.90
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin $29.52 $6.16 – $41.90

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