10/100
#2,385 nationally
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
1201 W 38Th St, Austin, TX 78705 · (512) 324-1000
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin billed $9.15 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
- 9.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 114
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #161
- 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 10% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 11% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
257 | $178,010 | $11,547 | +185% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
230 | $129,158 | $16,902 | +98% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
212 | $32,688 | $2,391 | +68% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
184 | $38,999 | $2,873 | +55% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
150 | $67,125 | $5,062 | +91% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
122 | $181,672 | $20,852 | +37% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
114 | $94,838 | $8,821 | +59% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
105 | $82,054 | $12,280 | +89% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $12,036 | $1,413 | +19% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $71,447 | $6,297 | +79% |
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 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,870 | $1,494 | +390% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$965,012 | $120,448 | +334% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,190 | $2,051 | +267% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$177,176 | $9,393 | +244% |
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Major
MS-DRG 981 · Inpatient stay |
$526,044 | $53,711 | +187% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$178,010 | $11,547 | +185% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$226,437 | $16,369 | +173% |
|
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 244 · Inpatient stay |
$207,619 | $15,955 | +172% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,461 | $2,977 | -10% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$33,459 | $8,476 | -9% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$52,863 | $11,231 | +10% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,392 | $3,279 | +15% |
|
Hypertension without Major Complications
MS-DRG 305 · Inpatient stay |
$38,810 | $7,618 | +16% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$35,967 | $9,041 | +18% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,036 | $1,413 | +19% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$47,223 | $9,298 | +21% |
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.