St David's Medical Center
919 E 32ND ST, Austin, TX 78705
St David's Medical Center in Austin, TX has an average Medicare payment of $14,768 and a Value Score of A (80/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St David's Medical Center
St David's Medical Center carries a CMS 5-star quality rating — the top tier of the federal Hospital Compare program, awarded to a small share of U.S. hospitals. Outcome measures lean positive: 1 mortality, 1 safety, and 1 readmission measures rate better than the federal benchmark, with a small number rating worse.
Cost-wise, St David's Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,768 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The value composite — quality measures weighted against payment data — comes out to 80/100, putting St David's Medical Center in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.
Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for St David's Medical Center lists 14 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Cellulitis with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $8,530 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $13,854 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $12,217 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $36,347 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $29,576 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,804 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $18,816 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $8,981 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $8,511 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $12,560 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $5,788 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $13,969 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $14,116 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $16,682 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St David's Medical Center Compares
St David's Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,768, 7% below the Texas state average of $15,897. That is 7% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Digestive, where the typical payment is $13,376 (10% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of A (80/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St David's Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
St David's Medical Center has an average payment of $14,768 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St David's Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 5 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
St David's Medical Center has a Value Score of A (80/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, St David's Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 919 E 32ND ST, Austin, TX 78705. Phone: (512) 476-7111.
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