Healthcare PPC agency for Austin practices
Google Ads management for Austin practices and specialty clinics: campaigns built inside Google's healthcare policies, conversion tracking that keeps patient data out of ad platforms, and budgets judged by booked appointments.
Part of our national healthcare PPC agency service for US practices.
- Dallas, Texas LLC
- US client team · Central Time (CST)
- 25+ US healthcare clients
- BAA signed with every client
- HIPAA compliance training across client and delivery teams
- Contracts and invoices in USD
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- Ichelon Consulting US is a Dallas-headquartered, healthcare-only marketing agency offering healthcare PPC for practices in Austin.
- Best fit: Practices that want booked appointments from Google search ads, measured by cost per booked visit.
- Live US clients in Texas, California and Virginia, plus a nationwide telehealth practice. See the case studies.
- Compliance built in: HIPAA-aware tracking, TCPA, ADA (WCAG 2.2 AA), FTC endorsement rules and the Texas Medical Board.
- Every practice welcome — retainers from $499/mo. Goals-Driven engagements, with Performance-Linked Payout Models available.
What a qualified lead from paid ads typically costs in Austin
Planning ranges for US Google and Meta campaigns, where a qualified lead is a contactable enquiry that matches the practice's criteria. These are estimates for planning, not guaranteed results. We set your actual targets from your own data during benchmarking.
| Specialty | Typical cost per qualified lead (USD) |
|---|---|
| Primary care & family medicine | $40 – $120 |
| Pediatrics | $35 – $100 |
| General & family dentistry | $60 – $180 |
| Dental implants & cosmetic | $150 – $450 |
| Pediatric dentistry | $45 – $130 |
| Med spa & injectables | $50 – $150 |
| Dermatology | $70 – $200 |
| Plastic surgery | $150 – $500 |
| Fertility & IVF | $150 – $450 |
| Functional & integrative (telehealth) | $60 – $180 |
| Behavioral & mental health | $70 – $200 |
Planning estimates for US campaigns (2026). Actual cost varies with market, offer, season, landing page and how quickly leads are followed up.
Who this service is for in Austin
Paid search is the fastest way to appear for high-intent searches in Austin, such as an emergency dentist on a Saturday or a dermatologist who takes a specific plan. It is also easy to waste. We split campaigns by intent, keep ads and landing pages within Google's healthcare policies, schedule ads for the hours your phones are answered, and judge every keyword by booked visits rather than clicks. For Facebook and Instagram ads, or fees tied to agreed goals, see the pages linked below.
Looking for something else?
- Want part of the fee tied to goals you agree with us? See performance marketing with goal-linked fees (US).
- Selling cash-pay services such as aesthetics or wellness? See Facebook and Instagram ads for practices (US).
- Need your whole website to rank for every service you offer? See healthcare SEO in Austin.
Google Ads management for Austin practices
Campaign structure by intent
Separate campaigns for new patients, specific treatments and emergencies, so budget follows the searches that book.
Call and booking tracking
Every call and online booking tied to the keyword and ad that produced it.
Policy-safe ads
Ads and landing pages built within Google's healthcare and personalized-advertising rules.
Landing pages that convert
Fast, specific pages with insurance, availability and one clear next step.
Negative keywords and waste control
Weekly search-term reviews to stop spend on searches that never book.
HIPAA-aware conversion tracking
Conversion data sent to Google without patient health information.
Searches we build practices around
How we take over a Google Ads account
- Account audit. Search terms, wasted spend, conversion tracking and landing pages reviewed against the bookings they actually produced.
- Rebuild by intent. Separate campaigns for new patients, specific treatments and urgent needs, each with its own landing page and call tracking.
- Weekly waste control. Search-term reviews, negative keywords and ad-schedule changes every week, reported as cost per booked visit.
Austin market snapshot
Dental practices in Austin have a median of 378 Google reviews and a 4.84-star average, above the 319.5-review median across all 20 metros we studied (8th of 20 metros for review depth). A dental practice with fewer than 189 reviews has less than half the review count of the typical local competitor, and is competing from behind. 13.4% of them list weekend hours on Google (25.5% nationally), so a practice that opens on Saturdays and says so on its profile stands out. For paid search the hours matter as much as the ads: campaigns should run when your phones are answered, and where few local competitors list weekend hours, a practice that is open and answering on Saturdays has something specific to say in its ads.
Healthcare PPC in Austin: the numbers to plan around
- Search ads for dental practices in Austin send people to competitors with a typical 378 reviews at 4.84 stars; 13.4% of them list weekend hours, so check whether your ad schedule and phone cover the hours they do not.
- Plastic surgery practices in Austin sit close to the national median (110 reviews against 107) with a 4.75-star average; 0% list weekend hours, against 14.5% nationally.
- Dermatology practices in Austin sit above the national median (176.5 reviews against 125) with a 4.81-star average; 12.1% list weekend hours, against 27.5% nationally.
- Campaign geography for Austin is set suburb by suburb (Pflugerville, Leander, Kyle and Buda), with bids and budgets moved toward the areas that actually book.
| Specialty | Businesses studied | Avg Google rating | Median reviews | List weekend hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | 112 | 4.84★ | 378 | 13.4% |
| Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery | 47 | 4.75★ | 110 | 0% |
| Dermatology | 66 | 4.81★ | 176.5 | 12.1% |
| Hair Restoration | 14 | 4.73★ | 22.5 | 28.6% |
| Med Spa | 20 | 4.9★ | 123 | 40% |
| IV Therapy & Wellness | 82 | 4.8★ | 54.5 | 64.6% |
| Physical Therapy | 45 | 4.86★ | 152 | 6.7% |
| Chiropractic | 40 | 4.92★ | 294.5 | 37.5% |
| Medical Weight Loss | 34 | 4.91★ | 27.5 | 55.9% |
Source: Ichelon Consulting US Google Business Profile benchmark, September 2026. Public profile data only; no business is named and groups under 10 are not shown. All 9 specialties and 20 metros.
The Austin area in numbers
- The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro added 53,796 residents between July 2024 and July 2025, and Williamson County (Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown) alone gained 23,814, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin took its first class of medical students in 2016.
- In our 2026 benchmark, Austin-area practices list weekend hours far less often than the 20-metro average: 13.4% of dental profiles against 25.5%, and 12.1% of dermatology profiles against 27.5%.
Texas Medical Board
Texas Medical Board Rule 164.3 treats testimonials without a credentials disclaimer and a compensation disclosure, unidentified models or actors, and unsubstantiated claims of unique skill as false or misleading advertising. Read our guide to the state's advertising rules →
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 metro area and county population estimates (March 26, 2026)
- Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
- Ichelon Consulting US: Healthcare Google benchmarks 2026 (9 specialties, 20 metros)
- 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 164.3, Prohibited Acts or Omissions in Advertising (Texas Medical Board)
Compliant healthcare PPC in Texas
| Area | What applies |
|---|---|
| Licensing board | Texas Medical Board (and the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners for dental practices): advertising claims, credentials, specialty terms and testimonials. Texas advertising rules guide. |
| Patient privacy | HIPAA, including HHS guidance on tracking technologies. No patient information to ad or analytics platforms. |
| Calls and texts | TCPA consent for reminders and follow-up; opt-outs honored across every system. |
| Reviews and endorsements | FTC endorsement guides and the FTC rule on consumer reviews: no fake or incentivized reviews. |
| Website accessibility | ADA, built to WCAG 2.2 AA. |
What makes Austin different for healthcare PPC
Austin's growth has pushed families north and south along I-35 into Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Kyle and Buda. Many are new to Texas, researching online before they book, and comparing practices on reviews, availability and how modern the experience feels.
Areas we target around Austin
What the work looks like in numbers
Calls in two months
A US family-care practice: calls from its Google Business Profile rose 42% in two months.
Calls a month
A US dental practice: more than 340 calls in a month from its Google Business Profile.
National page-one topics
A US physician-led practice on page one of Google nationally for more than five patient-education topics.
Anonymised. We never publish a named client's figures.
Every practice welcome — Goals-Driven engagements from $499/mo
We benchmark your last 90 days, agree monthly goals with you, and track them live on Ichelon Agency OS with a report every Monday. Performance-Linked Payout Models are available.
Healthcare PPC Agency in Austin: common questions
How much does healthcare PPC cost in Austin?
Every practice is welcome. Ichelon Consulting US retainers start from $499/mo for a website SEO base package. Larger programs are scoped after a benchmarking call, with Goals-Driven engagements and Performance-Linked Payout Models available. Ad spend is paid directly to Google or Meta and never marked up.
What does a qualified lead cost for a practice in Austin?
It depends on specialty, offer and competition. As a planning guide, US campaigns typically run from about $35–$120 per qualified lead for primary care and pediatrics up to $150–$500 for plastic surgery and fertility. We set real targets from your own data during benchmarking.
Do you work with practices in Austin from Dallas?
Yes. Websites, search, ads and reporting are delivered remotely, strategy calls run in US business hours, and our US leadership is based in Dallas. We work with live clients in Texas, California and Virginia and a telehealth practice that sees patients nationwide.
Is your marketing HIPAA-compliant?
Engagements are HIPAA-aware by design: forms, booking and tracking are configured so protected health information is not sent to ad or analytics platforms, and we sign a Business Associate Agreement with every US client before work starts. Our client-facing and delivery teams hold HIPAA compliance training certificates. We also work within TCPA, CAN-SPAM, ADA (WCAG 2.2 AA) and FTC endorsement rules.
How much should a practice spend on Google Ads?
Enough to reach the searches that book in your area, which varies by specialty and city. We size the budget from your goals and the local search volume, and ad spend is paid directly to Google, never marked up.
When should a Austin practice run Google Ads?
In Austin, dental practices have a median of 378 reviews, average 4.84 stars and 13.4% list weekend hours; plastic surgery practices have a median of 110 reviews, average 4.75 stars and 0% list weekend hours; dermatology practices have a median of 176.5 reviews, average 4.81 stars and 12.1% list weekend hours (Ichelon Consulting US Google Business Profile benchmark, September 2026). Run ads when your phones are answered, and check whether competitors leave weekend hours uncovered.
Are Austin dental practices open on weekends?
Few are. Only 13.4% of the 112 Austin-area dental profiles in our 2026 Google benchmark listed weekend hours, against 25.5% across all 20 metros. If you do open on Saturdays, say so clearly on your Google Business Profile and website; it is a real point of difference.
How many Google reviews does an Austin practice need?
It depends on the specialty. In our 2026 benchmark the median Austin-area dental practice had 378 reviews, chiropractic 294.5, dermatology 176.5 and med spas 123. Matching the local median is a sensible first goal; the steady pace of new reviews matters as much as the total.
Should an Austin practice target Round Rock and Cedar Park?
If patients can reach you, yes. Williamson County is growing fast, and many new residents choose a doctor or dentist close to home. Separate location pages and accurate Google profiles for each office are the basis of that work.
Tell us what your practice needs
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Prefer to talk? Book a 30-minute call or call +1 (724) 612-3694.
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Google Ads in the nine-stage patient journey
- 0Foundations
- 1Demand gen
- 2Capture
- 3Lead quality
- 4Lead mgmt
- 5Scheduling
- 6Show-up
- 7Conversion
- 8Retention
It works in demand capture. Spend should follow the searches that book, and every paid enquiry should be screened and called back fast. Our own software runs the work, and every stage is reported against a monthly target on Ichelon Agency OS.
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