Level 1 ER visit cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $43.12 to $444.21, with a median of $333.31. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Cedar Park — $290.19 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $239.79 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 10 cities for code 99281, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Cedar Park lowest Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 ED-TRIAGE ONLY | $43.12 | $119.77 | $14.47–$119.77 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park lowest Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 TRIAGE ONLY | $43.12 | $119.77 | $14.47–$119.77 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park lowest Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 ED-TRIAGE ONLY | $43.12 | $119.77 | $14.47–$119.77 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park lowest Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 TRIAGE ONLY | $43.12 | $119.77 | $14.47–$119.77 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 MED SCREENING ONLY | $92.62 | $257.27 | $14.47–$257.27 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 MED SCREENING ONLY | $92.62 | $257.27 | $14.47–$257.27 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 VISIT ER I W/25 | $98.55 | $273.75 | $11.12–$273.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 VISIT ER I W/25 | $98.55 | $273.75 | $11.12–$273.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 VISIT ER I W/25 | $98.55 | $273.75 | $11.12–$273.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 VISIT ER I W/25 | $98.55 | $273.75 | $11.12–$273.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 VISIT ER I W/25 | $98.55 | $273.75 | $11.12–$273.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 VISIT ER LVL I | $109.35 | $303.75 | $11.12–$303.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 VISIT ER LVL I | $109.35 | $303.75 | $11.12–$303.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 VISIT ER LVL I | $109.35 | $303.75 | $11.12–$303.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 VISIT ER LVL I | $109.35 | $303.75 | $11.12–$303.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 VISIT ER LVL I | $109.35 | $303.75 | $11.12–$303.75 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 VISIT ER I W/25 | $164.70 | $457.50 | $14.47–$457.50 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 VISIT ER LVL I | $164.70 | $457.50 | $14.47–$457.50 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 VISIT ER I W/25 | $164.70 | $457.50 | $14.47–$457.50 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 VISIT ER LVL I | $164.70 | $457.50 | $14.47–$457.50 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $191.63 | $273.75 | $14.47–$273.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $191.63 | $273.75 | $14.47–$273.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $212.63 | $303.75 | $14.47–$303.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $212.63 | $303.75 | $14.47–$303.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 ED-BRIEF ED VISIT | $222.96 | $619.33 | $14.47–$619.33 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 BRIEF ED VISIT | $222.96 | $619.33 | $14.47–$619.33 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 ED-BRIEF ED VISIT | $222.96 | $619.33 | $14.47–$619.33 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 BRIEF ED VISIT | $222.96 | $619.33 | $14.47–$619.33 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $234.00 | $650.00 | $11.12–$650.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $234.00 | $650.00 | $11.12–$650.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $234.00 | $650.00 | $11.12–$650.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $234.00 | $650.00 | $11.12–$650.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $234.00 | $650.00 | $11.12–$650.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $234.00 | $650.00 | $11.12–$650.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $234.00 | $650.00 | $11.12–$650.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER LVL I | $234.00 | $650.00 | $11.12–$650.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $282.33 | $784.25 | $11.12–$784.25 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $282.33 | $784.25 | $11.12–$784.25 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $282.33 | $784.25 | $11.12–$784.25 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $282.33 | $784.25 | $11.12–$784.25 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $282.33 | $784.25 | $11.12–$784.25 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $282.33 | $784.25 | $11.12–$784.25 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $282.33 | $784.25 | $11.12–$784.25 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX VISIT ER I W/25 | $282.33 | $784.25 | $11.12–$784.25 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC FOLLOW UP RESEARCH STUDY | $333.31 | $555.51 | $105.55–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC EMERGENCY DEPT LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $105.55–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC OB EMERGENCY CARE LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $80.47–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC FOLLOW UP RESEARCH STUDY | $333.31 | $555.51 | $80.47–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC FOLLOW UP RESEARCH STUDY | $333.31 | $555.51 | $80.47–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC OB EMERGENCY CARE LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $80.47–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC OB EMERGENCY CARE LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $61.11–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC EMERGENCY DEPT LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $61.11–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC OB EMERGENCY CARE LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $105.55–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC EMERGENCY DEPT LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $80.47–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC OB EMERGENCY CARE LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $88.95–$361.08 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC FOLLOW UP RESEARCH STUDY | $333.31 | $555.51 | $88.95–$361.08 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC EMERGENCY DEPT LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $88.95–$361.08 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC EMERGENCY DEPT LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $80.47–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC FOLLOW UP RESEARCH STUDY | $333.31 | $555.51 | $61.11–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC OB EMERGENCY CARE LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $66.66–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC FOLLOW UP RESEARCH STUDY | $333.31 | $555.51 | $66.66–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC EMERGENCY DEPT LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $66.66–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC OB EMERGENCY CARE LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $80.47–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC FOLLOW UP RESEARCH STUDY | $333.31 | $555.51 | $80.47–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC EMERGENCY DEPT LEVEL I | $333.31 | $555.51 | $80.47–$859.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC LEVEL 1 ED SERVICE | $444.21 | $663.00 | $51.36–$629.85 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $43.12, median $333.31, highest $444.21 — a 10.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $333.31. 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 14 of 14 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 it is
This is the lowest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a minor problem that needs little care. Since 2023 this level may apply even when no physician or similar clinician needs to see the patient. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.