Inj nephrosto/ureterogram w/img exstng access 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

$283.23

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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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$786.75

Gross charge

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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.

$445.24 with BCBS MYBLUEHEALTH vs $1,051.84 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
BCBS MYBLUEHEALTH 872_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MYBLUEHEATH 20250101 $445.24 ↑ +57%
FIRSTCARE PPO 840_FIRSTCARE PPO 20241001 $550.73 ↑ +94%
BCBS ADVANTAGE HMO 871_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ADVANTAGE HMO 20250101 $556.53 ↑ +96%
VA 992_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION INPATIENT 20251001 $654.17 ↑ +131%
WELLCARE ALLWELL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 994_WELLCARE ALLWELL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INPATIENT 20251001 $654.17 ↑ +131%
TRICARE 986_TRICARE INPATIENT 20251001 $654.17 ↑ +131%
VA 887_VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT 20250101 $654.17 ↑ +131%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 920_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $654.17 ↑ +131%
ASCENSION COMPLETE MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 995_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ASCENSION COMPLETE INPATIENT 20251001 $654.17 ↑ +131%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100 PERCENT 879_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% OUTPATIENT 20250101 $654.17 ↑ +131%
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100 PERCENT 988_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 100% INPATIENT 20251001 $654.17 ↑ +131%
WELLCARE ALLWELL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 918_WELLCARE ALLWELL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $654.17 ↑ +131%
TRICARE 877_TRICARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $654.17 ↑ +131%
AETNA MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 989_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA INPATIENT 20251001 $667.25 ↑ +136%
UHC MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 883_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $667.25 ↑ +136%
UHC MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 991_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITED HEALTHCARE INPATIENT 20251001 $667.25 ↑ +136%
AETNA MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 880_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA OUTPATIENT 20250101 $667.25 ↑ +136%
SWHP MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 882_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SCOTT AND WHITE OUTPATIENT 20250101 $673.80 ↑ +138%
SWHP MEDICARE REPLACEMENT 990_MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SCOTT AND WHITE INPATIENT 20251001 $673.80 ↑ +138%
SMARTHEALTH 984_SMARTHEALTH INPATIENT 20251001 $915.84 ↑ +223%
SMARTHEALTH 875_SMARTHEALTH OUTPATIENT 20250101 $915.84 ↑ +223%
BCBS ESSENTIALS HMO 870_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $946.10 ↑ +234%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 985_SUPERIOR AMBETTER INPATIENT 20251001 $981.25 ↑ +246%
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 876_SUPERIOR AMBETTER OUTPATIENT 20250101 $981.25 ↑ +246%
GREEN IMAGING 932_GREEN IMAGING OUTPATIENT 20250101 $981.25 ↑ +246%
BCBS PPO 869_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $1,051.84 ↑ +271%

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Inj nephrosto/ureterogram w/img exstng access at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $2,177.23 $71.00 – $2,721.53
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $1,569.23 $444.62 – $1,961.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $2,177.23 $71.00 – $3,265.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $1,884.14 $71.00 – $2,355.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $1,569.23 $418.46 – $1,961.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $2,177.23 $85.00 – $3,265.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $2,177.23 $1,124.90 – $3,265.84
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $1,884.14 $71.00 – $2,826.21

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