Defibrillator (ICD) implant cost in Austin, TX

Prices at 10 hospitals in Austin, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $84,668 — 185% above the US median ($29,687), roughly 106.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin Campus Austin, TX $14,815 $14,152
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $32,283 $21,853 14.4%
North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX $137,053 $42,555 ★ 3/5 156 min 14.4%
St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin, TX $197,957 $46,376 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.2%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$113,364
Cash / self-pay
$84,668
Insurer-negotiated
$21,853
Medicare pays
$798
$20,055$179,686
Median cash $84,668  ·  Medicare $798  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $84,668 — about 106.1× the Medicare rate ($798). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,596).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $113,364 list price could save about $28,696 (25%).

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Doctors who perform this in Austin

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Robert Canby, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyAustin, TX21
David Tschopp, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyAustin, TX18
Paul Coffeen, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyAustin, TX15
Mohamed Bassiouny, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyAustin, TX12
Weeranun Bode, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyAustin, TX11
John Allison, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyAustin, TX11

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