Chmotx admn plrl cav thrcnts at Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton)
1201 Hill Rd, Smithville, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1154612638
$144.18
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.
$400.50
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.
$122.91 with CHAMPVA vs $562.52 with SENDERO IDEALCARE — 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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| CHAMPVA | 1135_CHAMPVA REST_TX 20180301 | $122.91 | ↓ -15% |
| CHAMPVA | 1136_CHAMPVA AUSTIN 20180301 | $125.42 | ↓ -13% |
| AETNA SHA AISD | 4335_AETNA SHA AISD 20250101 | $184.23 | ↑ +28% |
| AETNA ACO HMO | 4489_AETNA ACO HMO 20250801 | $184.23 | ↑ +28% |
| AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA | 4490_AETNA MULTI-TIER WHOLE HEALTH SHA 20250801 | $204.25 | ↑ +42% |
| BCBS BAV EXCHANGE | 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 | $220.01 | ↑ +53% |
| COVENANT HEALTH | 4491_COVENANT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS-AETNA 20250801 | $224.28 | ↑ +56% |
| AETNA HMO | 4486_AETNA HMO 20250801 | $224.28 | ↑ +56% |
| TRICARE | 1229_TRICARE CAH OUTPATIENT 20170101 | $270.78 | ↑ +88% |
| BCBS HPN | 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 | $437.44 | ↑ +203% |
| BCBS HPN | 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 | $437.44 | ↑ +203% |
| BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS | 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 | $482.48 | ↑ +235% |
| BCBS PPO | 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 | $533.94 | ↑ +270% |
| SENDERO IDEALCARE | 1571_SENDERO IDEALCARE OP 20200101 | $562.52 | ↑ +290% |
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Chmotx admn plrl cav thrcnts at other Texas hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham | $393.54 | $81.00 – $838.97 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110 | $393.54 | $78.71 – $838.97 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station | $393.54 | $126.33 – $838.97 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple | $393.54 | $203.33 – $838.97 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park | $393.54 | $131.18 – $838.97 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST | Waco | $393.54 | $78.71 – $838.97 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | Temple | $393.54 | $98.39 – $838.97 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE | Suite 100 | $393.54 | $72.15 – $838.97 |