Hospital · CCN 670056
Ascension Seton Hays
6001 Kyle Pkwy, Kyle, TX 78640 · Hays County
Part of Ascension Health · 173 beds · 2
Metropolitan area core: primary flow within an urbanized area of 50,000 and greater
45 admission types 46 outpatient services price file: ok 7 Medicare-file findings
Billed per dollar paid, all admissions
7.98×
$113.7M billed against $14.3M paid across 1,148 Medicare discharges; the national figure is 5.03×.
5.7%
of adults in Hays County have medical debt in collections
13.8%
uninsured in the county · state 18.8%
$88K
median household income
7.2×
billed ÷ paid, inpatient, summed over the county's hospitals in the Medicare file (4 in the inpatient or outpatient file)ⓘ
34.5%
obesity in the countyⓘ
10.2%
diagnosed diabetes (PLACES)
4.7%
coronary heart disease (PLACES)
—
median age · — below poverty (ACS)
01 · Admissions
What it billed Medicare, by admission type
Average charge submitted and average total payment per discharge, 2024. Rows under 11 discharges are suppressed by CMS. The last column is the hospital's ratio against its state's for the same admission.
DRG
Admission
Discharges
Charge
Paid
Billed ÷ paid
871
Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc
199
$107,910
$14,321
7.5× st 6.7×
291
Heart failure and shock with mcc
66
$77,500
$10,839
7.2× st 5.8×
193
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc
63
$92,178
$10,699
8.6× st 6.5×
690
Kidney and urinary tract infections without mcc
51
$42,478
$8,213
5.2× st 5.2×
280
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with mcc
37
$114,130
$13,004
8.8× st 6.9×
177
Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
36
$84,735
$12,676
6.7× st 6.1×
872
Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc
35
$62,631
$8,685
7.2× st 5.8×
481
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with cc
33
$134,249
$15,360
8.7× st 7.3×
392
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
30
$56,842
$7,192
7.9× st 6.2×
689
Kidney and urinary tract infections with mcc
29
$52,454
$9,662
5.4× st 5.6×
522
Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture without mcc
28
$181,653
$15,956
11.4× st 7.9×
286
Circulatory disorders except ami, with cardiac catheterization with mcc
26
$170,554
$16,440
10.4× st 6.7×
853
Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with mcc
26
$296,445
$34,844
8.5× st 6.9×
064
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc
26
$92,416
$14,099
6.6× st 7.3×
189
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
24
$64,912
$9,775
6.6× st 5.6×
065
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours
24
$64,057
$8,495
7.5× st 6.9×
378
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with cc
23
$52,022
$8,135
6.4× st 6.2×
682
Renal failure with mcc
23
$68,047
$11,461
5.9× st 6.2×
603
Cellulitis without mcc
19
$41,016
$7,771
5.3× st 4.9×
480
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with mcc
18
$192,906
$20,635
9.3× st 7.1×
322
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without mcc
17
$259,281
$14,180
18.3× st 9.2×
683
Renal failure with cc
17
$47,464
$7,732
6.1× st 5.8×
641
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc
17
$40,674
$7,392
5.5× st 5.6×
194
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with cc
16
$34,888
$7,318
4.8× st 5.7×
208
Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours
16
$119,436
$18,576
6.4× st 7.8×
552
Medical back problems without mcc
15
$50,559
$8,351
6.1× st 7.0×
640
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc
14
$61,788
$10,537
5.9× st 5.7×
082
Traumatic stupor and coma >1 hour with mcc
14
$126,042
$17,393
7.2× st 6.0×
312
Syncope and collapse
14
$53,999
$7,792
6.9× st 7.1×
377
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc
14
$88,460
$12,763
6.9× st 7.1×
391
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
13
$96,901
$10,322
9.4× st 5.9×
101
Seizures without mcc
13
$47,034
$10,991
4.3× st 6.2×
309
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with cc
13
$44,492
$6,975
6.4× st 6.3×
698
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc
12
$105,770
$13,000
8.1× st 6.1×
184
Major chest trauma with cc
12
$70,044
$8,958
7.8× st 6.1×
281
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with cc
12
$90,235
$8,588
10.5× st 7.8×
394
Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
12
$58,719
$8,268
7.1× st 6.4×
025
Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with mcc
12
$233,313
$29,523
7.9× st 7.4×
310
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders without cc/mcc
12
$31,298
$5,751
5.4× st 6.7×
638
Diabetes with cc
12
$50,012
$7,779
6.4× st 4.8×
308
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with mcc
11
$103,531
$10,273
10.1× st 6.6×
563
Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh without mcc
11
$43,977
$10,230
4.3× st 6.7×
482
Hip and femur procedures except major joint without cc/mcc
11
$102,129
$12,558
8.1× st 8.2×
551
Medical back problems with mcc
11
$127,699
$12,073
10.6× st 7.0×
321
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device with mcc or 4+ arteries/
11
$388,393
$21,711
17.9× st 8.2×
02 · Outpatient
Outpatient services
Comprehensive APCs, Medicare's outpatient payment groups: submitted charge against what Medicare allowed, per service.
APC
Service
Services
Charge
Allowed
Billed ÷ allowed
8011
Comprehensive Observation Services
275
$35,088
$2,402
14.6×
5191
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
107
$40,852
$2,815
14.5×
5115
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
78
$194,537
$11,442
17.0×
5193
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
50
$192,991
$9,676
19.9×
5361
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
40
$63,648
$5,079
12.5×
5183
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
34
$29,472
$2,806
10.5×
5072
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
30
$15,323
$1,427
10.7×
5114
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
27
$82,925
$6,111
13.6×
5184
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
26
$27,806
$4,837
5.7×
5192
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
24
$90,991
$5,031
18.1×
5374
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
23
$32,943
$3,068
10.7×
5113
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
20
$40,793
$2,849
14.3×
5213
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
17
$164,529
$20,852
7.9×
5222
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
15
$82,478
$6,683
12.3×
5375
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
15
$51,089
$4,554
11.2×
5116
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
15
$192,423
$15,386
12.5×
5112
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
13
$18,798
$1,415
13.3×
5194
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
13
$198,790
$15,404
12.9×
5302
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
13
$12,054
$1,675
7.2×
5073
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
13
$20,694
$2,501
8.3×
5092
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
11
$69,332
$5,740
12.1×
5223
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
11
$164,419
$9,393
17.5×
5373
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
—
—
—
—
5091
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5376
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
—
—
—
—
5414
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
5415
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
5200
Implantation Wireless PA Pressure Monitor
—
—
—
—
5461
Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5462
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5464
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5503
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
—
—
—
—
5362
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
—
—
—
—
5182
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
—
—
—
—
5165
Level 5 ENT Procedures
—
—
—
—
5164
Level 4 ENT Procedures
—
—
—
—
5163
Level 3 ENT Procedures
—
—
—
—
5155
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5212
Level 2 Electrophysiologic Procedures
—
—
—
—
5154
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5153
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
—
—
—
—
5224
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
—
—
—
—
5093
Level 3 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5303
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
—
—
—
—
5341
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures
—
—
—
—
5431
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
—
—
—
—
03 · Its own price file
What the hospital's price-transparency file says
Found via /cms-hpt.txt, the file itself ↗ read as csv-tall, last updated 01/01/2026, template 3.0.0, 32,591,787 rows scanned, 23,196 distinct code–setting items kept. No rule fires against it.
04 · Checks
Where the Medicare rows do not agree with themselves
Service
Severity
Rule
Detail
MS-DRG 281
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $90,235 is 10.5× the total payment
MS-DRG 286
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $170,554 is 10.4× the total payment
MS-DRG 308
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $103,531 is 10.1× the total payment
MS-DRG 321
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $388,393 is 17.9× the total payment
MS-DRG 322
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $259,281 is 18.3× the total payment
MS-DRG 522
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $181,653 is 11.4× the total payment
MS-DRG 551
info
inp_charge_10x_payment
average charge $127,699 is 10.6× the total payment
Sources for this hospital
the files read, as fetched — not our copy of them- MUP_INP_RY26_P03_V10_DY24_PrvSvc.CSV · 38.0M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 2ab6da15be4c… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
- MUP_OUT_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_Prov_Svc.csv · 28.1M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 f293918edbf6… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
- chsp-hospital-linkage-2023.csv · 1.5M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 a86146f10c8d… · publisher's page · public; cite AHRQ Compendium of U.S. Health Systems
- 2020 ZCTA to County relationship file · US Census Bureau · 2020tab20_zcta520_county20_natl.txt · 6.8M bytes · fetched 2026-08-21 · sha256 3ed41278d637… · publisher's page · public domain (US federal)
- Ascension Seton Hays — standard charges file · TX · updated 01/01/2026· csv-tall · 185.1M bytes · fetched 2026-08-23 · sha256 e2c326bda9b7…
Every figure on this page is computed from these files by pipeline/prices/; the same rows are in the API.
Source rows for this hospital as JSON: inpatient · outpatient · price file. CMS, Medicare Inpatient and Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024.