Wound debridement cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 17 hospitals list a cash price for wound debridement, skin and tissue under it, first 20 sq cm: from $75.87 to $1,280.35, with a median of $1,072.30. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis — $996.43 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,011.76 at 224 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,072.30, is 70% above the US median of $631.02.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Austin, TX ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 10 cities for code 11042, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 2, 2024 and Oct 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis lowest Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 DEBRIDEMENT PRT SKIN - I/P File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $75.87 | $210.75 | $61.14–$206.00 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 DEBRID II File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $266.04 | $739.00 | $61.14–$373.83 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 DEBRID II File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $266.04 | $739.00 | $61.14–$373.83 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Williamson Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 DEBRID II File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $266.04 | $739.00 | $61.14–$373.83 | 64% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC DEBRIDEMENT OF WOUNDS DOWN TO AND INCL SUBCUT TISSUE FIRST AGGREGATE 20CM² OR LESS File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $502.50 | $750.00 | $171.51–$712.50 | 33% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX DEBRID II File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $517.30 | $739.00 | $61.14–$373.83 | 30% |
| Ascension Seton Williamson Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 DEB SUBQ TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $526.50 | $1,462.50 | $61.14–$969.15 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 DEB SUBQ TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $526.50 | $1,462.50 | $61.14–$453.38 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 DEB SUBQ TISSUE 20 SQ CM/< File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $526.50 | $1,462.50 | $61.14–$453.38 | 64% |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 DEB TISSUE 20 SQ CM< File of Sep 2, 2024 · source file | $777.60 | $1,992.74 | $143.08–$1,685.00 | 61% |
| Pam Specialty Hospital of Luling Luling, TX Deb Subq Tis <=20 Sq File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $1,072.30 | $1,072.30 | $56.45–$965.07 | — |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock Round Rock, TX DEBRIDE SKIN <=1ST 20 SQ CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,204.00 | $1,204.00 | — | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DEBRIDE SUBCUT TISSUE - 1ST 20 SQ CM OR LESS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $1,231.11 | $2,051.85 | $171.51–$1,939.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC DEBRIDE SUBCUT TISSUE - 1ST 20 SQ CM OR LESS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $1,231.11 | $2,051.85 | $171.51–$1,939.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DEBRIDE SUBCUT TISSUE - 1ST 20 SQ CM OR LESS File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $1,231.11 | $2,051.85 | $428.79–$1,333.70 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC DEBRIDE SUBCUT TISSUE - 1ST 20 SQ CM OR LESS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $1,231.11 | $2,051.85 | $171.51–$1,939.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC DEBRIDE SUBCUT TISSUE - 1ST 20 SQ CM OR LESS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $1,231.11 | $2,051.85 | $171.51–$1,939.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DEBRIDE SUBCUT TISSUE - 1ST 20 SQ CM OR LESS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $1,231.11 | $2,051.85 | $171.51–$1,939.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC DEBRIDE SUBCUT TISSUE - 1ST 20 SQ CM OR LESS File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $1,280.35 | $2,133.92 | $183.52–$3,962.00 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $75.87, median $1,072.30, highest $1,280.35 — a 16.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,231.11. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What wound debridement is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Wound debridement explained.