Insert pm/icd lead dual 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

$3,469.68

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.

$9,638.00

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.

$5,845.58 with SWHP RIGHTCARE STAR vs $14,443.10 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
SWHP RIGHTCARE STAR 905_SWHP RIGHTCARE STAR OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
MEDICAID REPLACEMENT 100% 903_MEDICAID REPLACEMENT 100% OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
BCBS STAR 975_BCBS STAR OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 910_SUPERIOR CHIP OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
SUPERIOR STAR 904_SUPERIOR STAR OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 907_SUPERIOR STAR PLUS OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
UHC STAR 928_UHC STAR OUTPATIENT 20250701 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
UHC STAR KIDS 909_UHC STAR KIDS OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
UHC STAR PLUS 906_UHC STAR PLUS OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
WELLPOINT STAR 902_WELLPOINT (AMERIGROUP) STAR OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
MOLINA MEDICAID REPLACEMENT CHIP 908_MOLINA CHIP OUTPATIENT 20241201 $5,845.58 ↑ +68%
BCBS MYBLUEHEALTH 872_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MYBLUEHEATH 20250101 $6,113.70 ↑ +76%
FIRSTCARE PPO 840_FIRSTCARE PPO 20241001 $6,133.23 ↑ +77%
BCBS ADVANTAGE HMO 871_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ADVANTAGE HMO 20250101 $7,641.85 ↑ +120%
BCBS ESSENTIALS HMO 870_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $12,991.15 ↑ +274%
BCBS PPO 869_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $14,443.10 ↑ +316%

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Insert pm/icd lead dual at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco $7,749.97 $1,636.00 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $11,589.58 $5,845.58 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $7,749.97 $1,595.20 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $7,904.96 $4,793.04 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $11,589.58 $5,845.58 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $7,749.97 $4,699.06 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $7,749.97 $5,845.58 – $21,045.99
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $7,904.96 $4,793.04 – $21,045.99

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