ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except cost in Austin, TX

MS-DRG 003 · 3 hospitals in Austin

Charges here run from $1,249,090 to $1,864,517 — a difference of $615,426 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Texas hospital charges $1,115,422.

Hospitals in Austin, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
F Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX	$1,249,090 12% above the state average	$182,251	15
F Dell Seton Med Center At The University Of Tx Austin, TX	$1,308,650 17% above the state average	$196,067	13
F St David's Medical Center Austin, TX	$1,864,517 67% above the state average	$159,211	14

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.