US Health Care Costs

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin

5245 W US 290, Austin, TX 78735 · (512) 654-2100

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNo emergency roomCMS rating Not rated

The money

$27what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$2.8Mnet income, all sources
−9.2%margin on patient care alone
$2.6Mcost of charity care (5.5% of costs)
$3.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
25beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. 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, with major complications 87114$32,408$12,134
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".