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RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC
Austin, TX
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Ascension Seton’s median price of $9.8k is 34% below the median hospital's median price ($14.8k), higher than 11% of the 2,306 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 177. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 20 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Superior Healthplan 3509_chirp superior star (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · inpatient | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan 3620_superior star foster inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · inpatient | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan 3621_superior star foster (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · inpatient | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan 4189_superior star foster (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan 4241_chirp superior star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 6 | Superior Healthplan 4375_chirp superior star plus (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · inpatient | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 7 | Superior Healthplan 4389_chirp superior star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 8 | Superior Healthplan 4884_superior star kids inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · inpatient | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 9 | Superior Healthplan 4885_superior star kids (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · inpatient | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 10 | Superior Healthplan 4889_superior star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 – $9,000 |
| 11 | Oscar 4511_oscar health plan 20251001 other · inpatient | $9,379 | $9,379 | $9,379 – $9,379 |
| 12 | Aetna 4659_medicare advantage aetna inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient | $9,791 | $9,791 | $9,791 – $9,791 |
| 13 | Devoted 4684_medicare advantage devoted health inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient | $9,791 | $9,791 | $9,791 – $9,791 |
| 14 | Humana 4661_medicare advantage humana inpatient (aus,hay,nw,sw) 20251001 other · inpatient | $9,791 | $9,791 | $9,791 – $9,791 |
| 15 | Tricare 4696_tricare inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient | $9,791 | $9,791 | $9,791 – $9,791 |
| 16 | WellCare 4691_medicare advantage wellcare inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient | $9,791 | $9,791 | $9,791 – $9,791 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare 4687_medicare advantage united healthcare inpatient (aus,nw,sw,hay) 20251001 other · inpatient | $9,987 | $9,987 | $9,987 – $9,987 |
| 18 | Tricare 1229_tricare cah outpatient 20170101 fee schedule · both | $11,467 | $11,467 | $11,467 – $11,467 |
| 19 | Tricare 1130_tricare cah inpatient 20170101 fee schedule · inpatient | $13,389 | $13,389 | $13,389 – $13,389 |
| 20 | Ambetter 4652_superior ambetter inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient | $17,624 | $17,624 | $17,624 – $17,624 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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