Back Problems (without major complications) cost in Austin, TX

MS-DRG 552 · 5 hospitals in Austin

Charges here run from $42,673 to $84,125 — a difference of $41,452 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Texas hospital charges $51,589.

Hospitals in Austin, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
F North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX	$42,673 17% below the state average	$8,218	12
F Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX	$47,223 8% below the state average	$9,298	19
F St David's Medical Center Austin, TX	$55,456 8% above the state average	$7,447	40
F Dell Seton Med Center At The University Of Tx Austin, TX	$68,631 33% above the state average	$20,307	15
F St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin, TX	$84,125 63% above the state average	$7,925	56

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.