1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX, 78705 · (512) 324-1000
Beds
399
FY 2025
Star rating
3 of 5
Patient survey: 3 of 5
Net patient revenue
$821.5M
FY 2025
Net income
$87.1M
Patient care margin 7.5%
Discharges
20,794
Occupancy 87.0%
Clinicians
978
From the hospital's yearly cost reports (fiscal years as the hospital reports them)
Locations are shown at the center of the ZIP code.
US dollars as reported. Patient care margin = net patient revenue minus operating expenses, before other income such as grants, donations and investments.
| Fiscal year | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Patient care margin | Net income | Discharges | Uncompensated care | Medicare days | Medicaid days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $821.5M | $759.5M | 7.5% | $87.1M | 20,794 | $91.2M | 13.7% | 6.6% |
Official hospital quality measures with the national median across hospitals. For ratios, 1.00 means as many cases as expected.
| Death rate after heart bypass surgery | 2% | US median 2.3% |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 8% | US median 8.5% |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 10.4% | US median 11.8% |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 9.6% | US median 11% |
| Hospital-wide death rate within 30 days | 3.3% | US median 3.9% |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 16.4% | US median 15.2% |
| Death rate for stroke patients |
Medicare clinicians who list this hospital, by specialty
Inpatient stays by diagnosis related group (DRG), 2024
Official US government data: hospital records, ownership records, yearly cost reports and quality measures, linked by the hospital's CCN and NPI. Financials are for fiscal years as reported by the hospital.
Medicare clinicians who work here
| 2024 | $756.8M | $740.6M | 2.1% | $66.0M | 20,300 | $54.3M | 13.9% | 4.8% |
| 2023 | $702.5M | $613.9M | 12.6% | $100.0M | 19,350 | $65.6M | 14.7% | 9.8% |
| 2022 | $668.3M | $547.0M | 18.1% | $144.0M | 19,675 | $54.5M | 16.7% | 8.4% |
| 2021 | $571.5M | $474.6M | 17.0% | $130.7M | 17,614 | $39.3M | 16.6% | 9.1% |
| 2020 | $486.1M | $432.4M | 11.1% | $66.7M | 17,655 | $42.9M | 18.6% | 10.5% |
| 10.5% |
| US median 11.6% |
| Readmission rate after heart bypass surgery | 9.3% | US median 10.9% |
| Readmission rate for COPD | 20.2% | US median 19.8% |
| Readmission rate after a heart attack | 14.5% | US median 14.4% |
| Readmission rate for heart failure | 20.3% | US median 21.3% |
| Readmission rate after hip or knee replacement | 5.9% | US median 5.8% |
| Readmission rate for pneumonia | 16.5% | US median 17.2% |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 4.3% | US median 4.1% |
| Serious complications (patient safety composite) | 0.83 | US median 0.96 |
| C. diff intestinal infections (ratio to expected) | 0.27 | US median 0.28 · better |
| Central line bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.54 | US median 0.48 · better |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery (ratio to expected) | 1.32 | US median 0.72 |
| Surgical site infections after hysterectomy (ratio to expected) | 0.40 | US median 0.81 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.55 | US median 0.60 |
| Catheter urinary tract infections (ratio to expected) | 0.39 | US median 0.40 · better |
| Doctors always communicated well | 76% | US median 79% |
| Nurses always communicated well | 76% | US median 80% |
| Patient survey summary star rating | 3 of 5 | US median 3 of 5 |
| Area around the room always quiet at night | 50% | US median 59% |
| Patients who rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 65% | US median 72% |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 66% | US median 73% |
| Patients who would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% | US median 71% |
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving (minutes) | 184 min | US median 148 min |
| Patients prescribed 2 or more opioids or opioids with benzodiazepines at discharge | 14% | US median 15% |
| Patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 41% | US median 65% |
| Healthcare workers given the flu vaccine | 78% | US median 79% |
| 77 |
| $207,283.57 |
| $13,846.49 |
| $14,289.25 |
| DRG 267 ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 74 | $354,294.74 | $35,814.00 | $40,566.75 |
| DRG 193 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 66 | $76,887.73 | $9,996.08 | $9,867.73 |
| DRG 274 PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 62 | $191,948.23 | $23,046.40 | $24,748.54 |
| DRG 280 ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 55 | $112,361.98 | $12,962.07 | $12,400.10 |
| DRG 177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 52 | $96,321.37 | $12,558.69 | $12,667.88 |
| DRG 454 COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 42 | $965,012.17 | $89,064.88 | $49,528.71 |
| DRG 872 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $65,916.98 | $7,914.20 | $7,681.44 |
| DRG 330 MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 37 | $152,334.76 | $17,505.95 | $18,026.21 |
| DRG 853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 36 | $320,652.61 | $37,633.19 | $40,556.82 |
| DRG 309 CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 36 | $44,403.78 | $6,264.89 | $5,247.13 |
| DRG 189 PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 33 | $73,560.27 | $10,690.85 | $9,973.97 |
| DRG 472 CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 32 | $284,853.50 | $22,885.22 | $22,616.88 |
Hospital outpatient services by payment group (APC), 2024
| Service group | Services | Patients | Medicare pays per service | All hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC 5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 257 | 248 | $9,918.24 | $10,771.69 |
| APC 8011 Comprehensive Observation Services | 212 | 204 | $1,901.19 | $2,090.36 |
| APC 5191 Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 184 | 181 | $2,059.86 | $2,207.96 |
| APC 5361 Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 150 | 148 | $4,029.88 | $4,357.80 |
| APC 5213 Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures | 122 | 121 | $19,218.10 | $21,117.37 |
| APC 5362 Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 114 | 114 | $7,196.09 | $8,164.45 |
| APC 5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 104 | 99 | $1,124.18 | $1,219.56 |
| APC 5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 98 | 96 | $5,016.95 | $5,338.75 |
| APC 5116 Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 88 | 86 | $14,736.85 | $15,762.73 |
| APC 5492 Level 2 Intraocular Procedures | 86 | 82 | $2,822.34 | $3,116.50 |
| APC 5154 Level 4 Airway Endoscopy | 77 | 72 | $2,626.15 | $2,832.62 |
| APC 5183 Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 68 | 56 | $2,199.64 | $2,405.01 |
Reported payments to this teaching hospital
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC JNJ | 116 | $767K |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation EW | 31 | $542K |
| Abbott Laboratories ABT | 34 | $221K |
| Surmodics, Inc. SRDX | 11 | $74K |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. REGN | 33 | $71K |
| Medtronic, Inc. MDT | 17 | $53K |
| United Therapeutics Corporation UTHR | 19 | $51K |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC MRK | 3 | $44K |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. ANGO | 2 | $43K |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | 14 | $42K |
Official US government data on Original Medicare hospital stays and outpatient services; groups with fewer than 11 cases are not published. Payments are those drug and device companies must report.
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin is a nonprofit short-term acute care hospital in Austin, TX with 399 beds, part of Ascension and a 3-star overall rating.
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, TX has 399 beds (fiscal year 2025 cost report); 521 beds are certified for Medicare. It discharged 20,794 inpatients that year, with 87.0% of its beds in use on average.
In fiscal year 2025 (ending 2025-06-30), Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin reported net patient revenue of $821.5M and operating expenses of $759.5M, a margin on patient care of 7.5%. After other income and expenses its net income was $87.1M (10.3% of revenue), so it made a profit that year.
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin is part of Ascension, a health system with 58 hospitals based in Indianapolis, IN. It is a nonprofit hospital.
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars in the official hospital quality ratings. Patients rate it 3 out of 5 stars in the patient survey. 1 death rate measures are better and 0 worse than the national rate.
Yes, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin provides emergency services.
978 Medicare clinicians list Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin as a hospital they work at, most often in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna), Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology.
In 2024, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin had 2,015 Medicare inpatient stays in 75 diagnosis groups. The most common was DRG 871 (septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc) with 230 stays; Medicare paid $14,962.31 per stay on average, compared with $15,524.21 across all hospitals.
In 2025, companies reported $2.1M in payments to Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin as a teaching hospital ($140K general and $2.0M for research) from 29 companies.