Brain image < 4 views at Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton)
1201 Hill Rd, Smithville, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1154612638
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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.
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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.
$169.02 with BCBS BAV EXCHANGE vs $1,583.10 with COVENANT HEALTH — 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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| BCBS BAV EXCHANGE | 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 | $169.02 | — |
| UHC STAR KIDS | 4317_UHC STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| DELL STAR | 4236_CHIRP DELL STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| BCBS STAR KIDS | 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| BCBS STAR KIDS | 5015_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 4203_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4185_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| UHC STAR PLUS | 4270_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 4214_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR KIDS | 4982_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR KIDS | 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| UHC STAR | 4259_CHIRP UHC STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 4214_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4174_BLUE CROSS CHIP (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 4203_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4163_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4163_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $170.41 | — |
| SUPERIOR AMBETTER | 3880_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20240901 | $170.41 | — |
| CHAMPVA | 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 | $175.40 | — |
| UHC STAR KIDS | 4322_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| UHC STAR KIDS | 4328_UHC STAR KIDS (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 3688_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 3682_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 3594_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 3600_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| BCBS STAR | 3699_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 3605_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 3611_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| DELL STAR | 3704_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| DELL STAR | 3710_CHIRP DELL STAR (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 3677_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 3671_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 3589_WELLPOINT CHIP/STAR KIDS (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| UHC STAR PLUS | 3754_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| UHC STAR PLUS | 3748_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| UHC STAR | 3737_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| UHC STAR | 3743_CHIRP UHC STAR (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | $177.76 | — |
| SUPERIOR AMBETTER | 3879_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $178.43 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR | 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| UHC STAR KIDS | 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| BCBS STAR | 3693_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | $181.10 | — |
| UHC STAR | 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4174_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| WELLPOINT STAR PLUS | 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| BCBS STAR | 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| DELL STAR | 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| UHC STAR PLUS | 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| BCBS STAR | 4225_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | $181.10 | — |
| CHAMPVA | 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 | $183.20 | — |
| HUMANA HMO | 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 | $290.25 | — |
| TRICARE | 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 | $321.39 | — |
| SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS | 785_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (AUS,NW,SW,HAY) 20180101 | $467.03 | — |
| SETON PERFORMANCE PLUS | 788_SETON PERFORMANCE EPO PPO (WIL,DEL,BRK,BAS) 20180101 | $467.03 | — |
| BCBS HPN | 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 | $561.15 | — |
| BCBS HPN | 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 | $561.15 | — |
| BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS | 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $620.30 | — |
| SENDERO IDEALCARE | 1571_SENDERO IDEALCARE OP 20200101 | $681.47 | — |
| BCBS PPO | 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $684.53 | — |
| AETNA ACO HMO | 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 | $1,042.94 | — |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 | $1,042.94 | — |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 | $1,266.48 | — |
| AETNA HMO EXCHANGE | 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 | $1,481.76 | — |
| AETNA POS 20140601 | 235_AETNA POS 20140601 | $1,481.76 | — |
| AETNA CHOICE | 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 | $1,481.76 | — |
| AETNA HMO | 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 | $1,583.10 | — |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 | $1,583.10 | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR | 3509_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR PLUS | 4401_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE | 3619_SUPERIOR CHIP INPATIENT 20240901 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR PLUS | 4381_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR PLUS | 4389_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR PLUS | 4375_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) INPATIENT 20240901 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR KIDS | 4889_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR KIDS | 4888_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS OUTPATIENT 20241201 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER | 4189_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER | 4188_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER OUTPATIENT 20241201 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR | 4247_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (SMV) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR | 3515_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (SMV) INPATIENT 20240901 | not published by hospital | — |
| SUPERIOR STAR | 4241_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 | not published by hospital | — |
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| St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital | Lake Jackson | $438.80 | $75.23 – $752.22 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco | $207.63 | $170.41 – $590.75 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas | not published | $650.73 – $650.73 |
| HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE | FRIENDSWOOD | not published | $167.00 – $915.16 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston | not published | $180.43 – $915.16 |
| Covenant Children's Hospital | Lubbock | not published | $736.93 – $736.93 |
| HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD | HUMBLE | not published | $167.00 – $915.16 |
| HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST | SPRING | not published | $170.41 – $915.16 |