Kansas / Ascentist Hospital LLC
CMS certification 170194 · Leawood, KS
Ascentist Hospital LLC: charges and Medicare payments
Ascentist Hospital LLC reported 13 Medicare inpatient stays across 1 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.81 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 468, Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC: 13 stays at an average charge of $139,575, 13% above the national average. It also billed 511 outpatient services, charging 10.29 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 13
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.81×
- 3Rank in KS (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 1 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Ascentist Hospital LLC charged more than the national average in 1 (100%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 13 | $139,575 | +13% | $24,031 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 91 | $11,148 | $2,017 |
| Cochlear Implant Procedure | 84 | $259,101 | $28,871 |
| Level 5 ENT Procedures | 82 | $44,214 | $5,114 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 67 | $83,218 | $11,333 |
| Level 5 Airway Endoscopy | 63 | $118,486 | $5,977 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 31 | $46,629 | $6,248 |
| Level 3 Upper GI Procedures | 22 | $26,041 | $3,345 |
| Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 19 | $223,203 | $25,703 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 15 | $30,445 | $5,039 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 13 | $9,057 | $2,784 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 12 | $132,757 | $16,241 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 12 | $16,113 | $1,686 |
Against the Kansas average
For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC (DRG 468), Ascentist Hospital LLC charged $139,575 on average, 40% more than the Kansas average of $99,559, and was paid $24,031 against a state average of $20,245. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $11,148 was 6% above the state average of $10,535. For Cochlear Implant Procedure (outpatient APC 5166), its average charge of $259,101 was 30% above the state average of $199,368. For Level 5 ENT Procedures (outpatient APC 5165), its average charge of $44,214 was 36% above the state average of $32,523. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $83,218 was 57% above the state average of $53,168.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.