Shoulder replacement Cost in Austin, TX (2026)

Prices at 9 hospitals in Austin, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $18,123 — 106% above the US median ($8,788), roughly 13.9× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital	Austin, TX	$18,123	$1,556	—	—	14.4%

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)

$50,343

Cash / self-pay

$18,123

Insurer-negotiated

$1,468

Medicare pays

$1,300

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $18,123 — about 13.9× the Medicare rate ($1,300). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,601).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $50,343 list price could save about $32,220 (64%).

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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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Louis Seade, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Austin, TX	92
Robert Graham, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Austin, TX	54
Reagan Herber, PA	Physician Assistant	Austin, TX	33
Joel Hurt, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Austin, TX	28
Jeffrey Buterbaugh, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Austin, TX	22
Matthew Burrus, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Austin, TX	21
Michael Loeb, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Austin, TX	21
John Wickman, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Austin, TX	19
Burton Dunlap, M.D.	Sports Medicine	Austin, TX	19
Kathryn Alexander, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Austin, TX	11

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