St David's Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

St David's Medical Center in Austin, TX publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

19,034prices published

Sep 2026file last updated

$73.00cash price for ekg tracing (list $1,229)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$2,253	$2,253	$47.31–$2,476
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$4,868	$4,868	$69.23–$4,381
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$6,970	$6,970	$86.07–$7,640
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$975	$975	$9.42–$878
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$1,163	$1,163	$8.21–$1,047
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	—	—	$6.53–$70.33
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$48.00	$49.00	$2.21–$5,722
Urinalysis `81001`	$421	$421	$2.66–$379
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$930	$930	$10.47–$891
EKG tracing `93005`	$73.00	$1,229	$3.65–$1,106
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$1,105	$1,105	$33.75–$995
CT head without contrast `70450`	$2,374	$2,374	$105–$2,739
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$7,076	$7,076	$270–$6,368
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$5,439	$5,439	$197–$4,895
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$1,583	$1,599	$79.15–$1,439
IV push, single drug `96374`	$205	$364	$10.25–$407
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$254	$814	$12.70–$758
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$49.00	$88.00	$0.26–$81.00
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$120	$120	$0.09–$108
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	—	—	$227–$5,947
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	—	—	$204–$5,947
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$579–$13,329
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	—	—	$929–$18,882
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	—	—	$929–$20,935

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: St David's Medical Center price transparency page.

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Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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