Kansas / Adventhealth Ottawa
CMS certification 170014 · Ottawa, KS · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Adventhealth Ottawa: charges and Medicare payments
Adventhealth Ottawa reported 164 Medicare inpatient stays across 6 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.03 times what it was paid — mid-range in Kansas, number 24 of 36 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 68 stays at an average charge of $59,230, 34% below the national average. It also billed 685 outpatient services, charging 13.59 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 164
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.03×
- 3Rank in KS (highest ratio = 1) 24 of 36
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 6 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Adventhealth Ottawa charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 68 | $59,230 | -34% | $20,124 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 32 | $43,120 | -24% | $13,173 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 20 | $40,619 | -32% | $14,135 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 19 | $40,519 | -17% | $10,653 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 14 | $36,062 | -30% | $12,738 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 11 | $30,400 | -47% | $11,928 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 361 | $26,143 | $2,161 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 118 | $23,124 | $2,560 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 50 | $12,700 | $1,905 |
| Level 2 Urology and Related Services | 36 | $3,260 | $630 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 26 | $25,764 | $1,806 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 24 | $37,506 | $3,160 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 18 | $76,591 | $6,395 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 15 | $35,358 | $2,706 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 13 | $17,793 | $1,516 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 13 | $55,666 | $4,840 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 11 | $97,532 | $12,292 |
Against the Kansas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Adventhealth Ottawa charged $59,230 on average, 31% less than the Kansas average of $85,277, and was paid $20,124 against a state average of $15,541. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Adventhealth Ottawa charged $43,120 on average, 18% less than the Kansas average of $52,685, and was paid $13,173 against a state average of $10,293. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Adventhealth Ottawa charged $40,619 on average, 27% less than the Kansas average of $55,501, and was paid $14,135 against a state average of $10,625. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Adventhealth Ottawa charged $40,519 on average, 10% less than the Kansas average of $44,876, and was paid $10,653 against a state average of $8,296. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $26,143 was 148% above the state average of $10,535. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $23,124 was 2% above the state average of $22,571. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $12,700 was 7% above the state average of $11,921. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $3,260 was 44% above the state average of $2,271.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Adventhealth Ottawa in Ottawa, KS, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-03-08 (CMS case 1525)
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-16 (CMS case 5798)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.