US Health Care Costs

Ascension Seton Southwest

7900 Fm 1826, Austin, TX 78737 · (512) 324-9000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$12what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$5.3Mnet income, all sources
13.8%margin on patient care alone
$4.8Mcost of charity care (16.4% of costs)
$7.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
28beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis 87212$61,761$13,144
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".