Cath plc art/angio/rt hrt cath 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

$4,170.51

Cash price

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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.

$11,584.75

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.

$775.98 with CHAMPVA vs $14,841.00 with AETNA HMO — 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 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 $775.98 ↓ -81%
CHAMPVA 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 $1,027.54 ↓ -75%
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $2,051.96 ↓ -51%
TRICARE 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 $2,462.85 ↓ -41%
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $2,735.95 ↓ -34%
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $2,735.95 ↓ -34%
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $2,935.45 ↓ -30%
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $3,334.44 ↓ -20%
HUMANA EXCHANGE 415_HUMANA EXCHANGE (CHI,DCN) 20160101 $3,531.00 ↓ -15%
HUMANA HMO CUST 206_HUMANA HMO CUSTOM 20140201 $3,707.55 ↓ -11%
HUMANA EXCHANGE 387_HUMANA EXCHANGE 20160101 $3,778.00 ↓ -9%
AETNA ACO PPO 3438_AETNA ACO PPO 20240701 $5,444.83 ↑ +31%
AETNA PPO EXCHANGE 249_AETNA PPO EXCHANGE 20140101 $5,560.68 ↑ +33%
AETNA ACO HMO 4495_AETNA ACO HMO (SMV) 20250801 $5,908.22 ↑ +42%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4496_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH (SMV) 20250801 $6,371.61 ↑ +53%
AETNA PPO 4488_AETNA PPO 20250801 $6,487.46 ↑ +56%
AETNA HMO 4492_AETNA HMO (SMV) 20250801 $7,182.55 ↑ +72%
AETNA PPO 4493_AETNA PPO (SMV) 20250801 $7,182.55 ↑ +72%
COVENANT HEALTH 4494_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA (SMV) 20250801 $7,182.55 ↑ +72%
AETNA SHA AISD 3435_AETNA SHA AISD (CHI,DCN) 20240701 $7,877.63 ↑ +89%
AETNA ACO PPO/HMO - CHI 4483_AETNA ACO PPO/HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $8,109.32 ↑ +94%
HUMANA HMO 2668_HUMANA HMO 20230701 $8,539.00 ↑ +105%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4484_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $8,920.26 ↑ +114%
AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 1377_AETNA HMO EXCHANGE 20200101 $9,289.00 ↑ +123%
AETNA PPO 4460_AETNA PPO (EBD,SHL) 20250701 $9,499.49 ↑ +128%
AETNA HMO - CHI 4481_AETNA HMO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $9,847.04 ↑ +136%
COVENANT HEALTH 4485_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $9,847.04 ↑ +136%
AETNA PPO - CHI 4482_AETNA PPO (CHI,DCN) 20250801 $9,847.04 ↑ +136%
AETNA POS 20140601 235_AETNA POS 20140601 $10,288.00 ↑ +147%
AETNA CHOICE 236_AETNA ELECT CHOICE 20140601 $10,288.00 ↑ +147%
AETNA SHA AISD 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 $11,096.00 ↑ +166%
AETNA ACO HMO 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 $12,169.00 ↑ +192%
HUMANA PPO 2673_HUMANA PPO 20230701 $12,970.00 ↑ +211%
AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 $13,357.00 ↑ +220%
COVENANT HEALTH 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 $14,841.00 ↑ +256%
AETNA HMO 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 $14,841.00 ↑ +256%

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