18/100
#2,208 nationally
Dell Seton Med Center At The University Of Tx
601 E 15Th Street, Austin, TX 78701 · (512) 324-7000
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Dell Seton Med Center At The University Of Tx billed $6.49 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
- 6.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 44
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in TX
- #134
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 22% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 13% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 24% 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 |
183 | $29,273 | $2,399 | +51% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $85,829 | $8,983 | +44% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $15,132 | $1,675 | +29% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
50 | $183,922 | $31,157 | +182% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
46 | $17,386 | $1,793 | +35% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $36,673 | $3,068 | +78% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $43,370 | $4,425 | +58% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $71,543 | $6,297 | +79% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
34 | $182,075 | $30,319 | +139% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $30,913 | $2,454 | +75% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$238,932 | $28,493 | +199% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$183,922 | $31,157 | +182% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$182,075 | $30,319 | +139% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$100,054 | $23,212 | +130% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$142,843 | $11,570 | +129% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$95,723 | $18,608 | +110% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$127,672 | $25,899 | +108% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
$172,510 | $30,184 | +101% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$44,281 | $19,695 | +9% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,919 | $5,740 | +16% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,818 | $1,427 | +27% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,132 | $1,675 | +29% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,782 | $2,873 | +30% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,899 | $5,016 | +33% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,386 | $1,793 | +35% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$85,829 | $8,983 | +44% |
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.