Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt at Ascension Providence

6901 Medical Pkwy, Waco, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1093708679

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

$184.50

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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$512.50

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.

$52.37 with TRICARE vs $218.16 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
TRICARE 877_TRICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $52.37 ↓ -72%
TRICARE 986_TRICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $52.37 ↓ -72%
VA 887_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT 20250101 $52.37 ↓ -72%
VA 992_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT 20251001 $52.37 ↓ -72%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 920_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $52.37 ↓ -72%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 995_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE INPATIENT 20251001 $52.37 ↓ -72%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100 PERCENT 879_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% OUTPATIENT 20250101 $52.37 ↓ -72%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100 PERCENT 988_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% INPATIENT 20251001 $52.37 ↓ -72%
WELLCARE ALLWELL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 918_WELLCARE ALLWELL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $52.37 ↓ -72%
WELLCARE ALLWELL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 994_WELLCARE ALLWELL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $52.37 ↓ -72%
UHC MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 883_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.42 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 880_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.42 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 989_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $53.42 ↓ -71%
UHC MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 991_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $53.42 ↓ -71%
SWHP MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 990_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SCOTT AND WHITE INPATIENT 20251001 $53.94 ↓ -71%
SWHP MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 882_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SCOTT AND WHITE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $53.94 ↓ -71%
SMARTHEALTH 875_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $73.32 ↓ -60%
SMARTHEALTH 984_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $73.32 ↓ -60%
FIRSTCARE FOCUS NETWORK 130_FIRSTCARE FOCUS NETWORK 20131001 $76.32 ↓ -59%
GREEN IMAGING 932_GREEN IMAGING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $78.55 ↓ -57%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 876_SUPERIOR AMBETTER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $78.55 ↓ -57%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 985_SUPERIOR AMBETTER INPATIENT 20251001 $78.55 ↓ -57%
FIRSTCARE HMO 839_FIRSTCARE HMO 20241001 $85.90 ↓ -53%
BCBS MYBLUEHEALTH 872_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MYBLUEHEATH 20250101 $92.51 ↓ -50%
BCBS ADVANTAGE HMO 871_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ADVANTAGE HMO 20250101 $115.27 ↓ -38%
BCBS ESSENTIALS HMO 870_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $199.86 ↑ +8%
BCBS PPO 869_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $218.16 ↑ +18%

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Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $285.20 $49.73 – $356.50
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $262.49 $35.00 – $328.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $285.20 $36.00 – $427.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $270.82 $36.00 – $338.52
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $262.49 $35.00 – $328.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $285.20 $36.00 – $427.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $285.20 $26.00 – $427.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $270.82 $36.00 – $406.22

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