Emergency department visit at Ascension Seton

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

VISIT ER I W/25

Smithville, TX

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Ascension Seton’s median price of $51 is 65% below the median hospital's median price ($145), higher than 7% of the 2,549 hospitals reporting CPT 99281. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 99281 at Ascension Seton

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 58 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	UnitedHealthcare 4270_chirp uhc star plus (smv) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4219_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
3	UnitedHealthcare 4253_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
4	UnitedHealthcare 4311_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield 3693_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
6	UnitedHealthcare 3737_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
7	UnitedHealthcare 3748_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
8	UnitedHealthcare 4322_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4225_chirp blue cross star (smv) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
10	UnitedHealthcare 4259_chirp uhc star (smv) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield 3699_chirp blue cross star (smv) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
12	UnitedHealthcare 3743_chirp uhc star (smv) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
13	UnitedHealthcare 3754_chirp uhc star plus (smv) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
14	UnitedHealthcare 4328_uhc star kids (smv) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
15	Ambetter 3879_superior ambetter (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 case rate · both	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
16	Ambetter 3880_superior ambetter (chi,dcn) outpatient 20240901 case rate · both	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
17	UnitedHealthcare 4264_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield 3594_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield 3600_blue cross chip/star kids (smv) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4174_blue cross chip (smv) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4174_blue cross chip/star kids (smv) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield 5003_blue cross star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield 5015_blue cross star kids (smv) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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