70/100
#639 nationally
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin
5245 W Us 290, Austin, TX 78735 · (512) 654-2100
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin billed $5.19 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
- 5.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 11
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #17
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 78% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 69% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 76% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
63 | $20,764 | $2,409 | +7% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $57,293 | $11,344 | -8% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $14,512 | $3,068 | -30% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $6,513 | $1,699 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $7,014 | $1,427 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $7,261 | $1,415 | -35% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $15,808 | $2,849 | -22% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $32,408 | $12,134 | -50% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $32,143 | $6,297 | -19% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $19,325 | $4,554 | -30% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,764 | $2,409 | +7% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,786 | $4,741 | about average |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$57,293 | $11,344 | -8% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,143 | $6,297 | -19% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,808 | $2,849 | -22% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,325 | $4,554 | -30% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,512 | $3,068 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,014 | $1,427 | -30% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$32,408 | $12,134 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,513 | $1,699 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,261 | $1,415 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,014 | $1,427 | -30% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,512 | $3,068 | -30% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,325 | $4,554 | -30% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,808 | $2,849 | -22% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,143 | $6,297 | -19% |
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.