Medical costs in Austin, TX
9 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
CMS price transparency
9 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
9
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.47x
Top procedures by average charge in AUSTIN
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 5 | $502,157 | 1.99x | 10.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 4 | $488,264 | 1.61x | 11.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 4 | $352,312 | 1.60x | 10.7x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 5 | $304,441 | 1.50x | 8.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 4 | $304,015 | 1.52x | 10.6x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 4 | $287,073 | 1.82x | 10.5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CCDRG 467 | 5 | $241,077 | 1.68x | 10.4x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 5 | $197,628 | 1.57x | 10.1x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 5 | $190,796 | 2.17x | 15.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 5 | $119,961 | 1.37x | 8.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 5 | $110,486 | 1.56x | 8.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 7 | $99,036 | 1.32x | 6.9x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 6 | $86,358 | 1.38x | 6.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 6 | $82,811 | 1.25x | 7.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 5 | $79,700 | 1.32x | 7.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 6 | $75,766 | 1.51x | 7.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 6 | $73,571 | 1.35x | 6.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 6 | $72,190 | 1.33x | 7.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 5 | $68,202 | 1.29x | 8.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CCDRG 378 | 5 | $66,809 | 1.44x | 9.8x |
Hospitals in AUSTIN
ST DAVID'S SOUTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER
11.0xF
ST DAVID'S MEDICAL CENTER10.6xF
NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER9.7xF
ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN9.5xF
THE HOSPITAL AT WESTLAKE MEDICAL CENTER8.8xF
NORTHWEST HILLS SURGICAL HOSPITAL6.7xD
ASCENSION SETON NORTHWEST5.9xD
DELL SETON MED CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TX5.0xD
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER- AUSTIN3.9xC
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.