Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN charges 9.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 78 analyzed procedures, with 30% showing significant price variations compared to other Austin healthcare providers.
Austin, TX 78705 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
9.46x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
15.07x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
78
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
29.5%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $98,026 | $49,013 | — | 15.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $199,239 | $99,619 | — | 15x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $193,487 | $96,744 | — | 14.6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $199,653 | $99,827 | — | 14.2x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $465,344 | $232,672 | — | 13.5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $229,127 | $114,564 | — | 13.5x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $225,411 | $112,706 | — | 13.1x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $256,083 | $128,041 | — | 12.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $222,906 | $111,453 | — | 11.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $257,096 | $128,548 | — | 11.7x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $177,228 | $88,614 | — | 11.4x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $942,268 | $471,134 | — | 11.4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $83,226 | $41,613 | — | 11.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $109,223 | $54,612 | — | 11.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $110,861 | $55,430 | — | 11.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $132,594 | $66,297 | — | 11x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $421,926 | $210,963 | — | 10.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $484,127 | $242,064 | — | 10.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $116,229 | $58,115 | — | 10.8x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $257,059 | $128,529 | — | 10.7x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $137,661 | $68,830 | — | 10.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $74,001 | $37,001 | — | 10.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $99,026 | $49,513 | — | 10.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $74,012 | $37,006 | — | 10.3x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $126,434 | $63,217 | — | 10.3x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $417,713 | $208,856 | — | 10.2x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $130,373 | $65,186 | — | 10.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $110,944 | $55,472 | — | 10.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $57,376 | $28,688 | — | 10.1x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 219 | $596,768 | $298,384 | — | 9.8x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOU | 004 | $1,075,000 | $537,500 | — | 9.7x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC | 453 | $1,606,886 | $803,443 | — | 9.5x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $107,591 | $53,795 | — | 9.4x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $187,258 | $93,629 | — | 9.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $81,077 | $40,538 | — | 9.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $91,434 | $45,717 | — | 9.2x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $134,950 | $67,475 | — | 9.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $67,395 | $33,697 | — | 9.2x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 266 | $428,701 | $214,351 | — | 9.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $135,393 | $67,696 | — | 9x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $1,451,300 | $725,650 | — | 9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $63,598 | $31,799 | — | 8.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $132,572 | $66,286 | — | 8.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $361,636 | $180,818 | — | 8.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $321,914 | $160,957 | — | 8.8x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $57,285 | $28,642 | — | 8.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $196,813 | $98,407 | — | 8.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $76,547 | $38,273 | — | 8.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $64,121 | $32,061 | — | 8.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $43,486 | $21,743 | — | 8.3x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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