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St. David's Medical Center vs St. David's North Austin Medical Center.

Side-by-side prices for 23 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. St. David's North Austin Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (14 vs 9).

St. David's Medical Center
Austin, TX
HCA / St. David's
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 9 of 23 procedures
vs.
St. David's North Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
HCA / St. David's
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 14 of 23 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure St. St. Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $4,903 $1,333 St. ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $6,941 $2,251 St. ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $5,439 $1,333 St. ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $4,903 $1,333 St. ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $7,076 $1,749 St. ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,583 $323 St. ↓
Mammogram, screening $267 $389 St. ↓
DXA bone density scan $808 $784 St. ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $881 $119 St. ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $975 $159 St. ↓
Lipid panel $662 $200 St. ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $1,061 $228 St. ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $440 $144 St. ↓
Urinalysis $33 $269 St. ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $3,611 $9,756 St. ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $95 $199 St. ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $100 $263 St. ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $3,530 $4,270 St. ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $7,667 $7,680 St. ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $957 $323 St. ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $95 $263 St. ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $100 $350 St. ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,144 $223 St. ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure St. St.
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 77% 69%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 64%
Nurses always communicated well 79% 71%
Doctors always communicated well 79% 74%
Given clear info about recovery 85% 80%
Room and bathroom always clean 76% 71%
Staff always explained meds 62% 49%
Quiet at night, always 68% 59%

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

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