15/100
#2,284 nationally
Ascension Seton Cedar Park
1401 Medical Parkway, Cedar Park, TX 78613 · (512) 528-7000
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ascension Seton Cedar Park billed $8.99 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 9.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 41
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #145
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 9% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
147 | $82,884 | $12,879 | +27% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
140 | $33,709 | $2,386 | +73% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
91 | $17,365 | $1,634 | +48% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $39,249 | $2,846 | +56% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
67 | $99,697 | $5,884 | +150% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $50,765 | $5,030 | +45% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $69,796 | $11,000 | +27% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
38 | $48,226 | $8,753 | +11% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
36 | $60,456 | $8,586 | +48% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
36 | $134,786 | $14,585 | +69% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$161,506 | $10,805 | +159% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$99,697 | $5,884 | +150% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$62,398 | $4,554 | +127% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,847 | $2,805 | +115% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,873 | $2,806 | +114% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$142,093 | $9,676 | +110% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$172,518 | $16,369 | +108% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,642 | $2,384 | +102% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$176,245 | $25,098 | about average |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$64,185 | $10,151 | +5% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$48,226 | $8,753 | +11% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$36,355 | $6,369 | +19% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$69,796 | $11,000 | +27% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$82,884 | $12,879 | +27% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$61,878 | $9,479 | +28% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$59,540 | $6,988 | +31% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.