Kansas / Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City
CMS certification 170023 · Garden City, KS · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City: charges and Medicare payments
Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City reported 359 Medicare inpatient stays across 14 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.49 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Kansas, number 28 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: 127 stays at an average charge of $51,149, 43% below the national average. It also billed 636 outpatient services, charging 5.88 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 359
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.49×
- 3Rank in KS (highest ratio = 1) 28 of 36
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 14 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City 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 | 127 | $51,149 | -43% | $22,859 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 40 | $31,465 | -44% | $14,398 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 22 | $128,954 | -44% | $52,194 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 22 | $29,440 | -40% | $11,888 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 21 | $35,472 | -46% | $16,151 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 19 | $86,551 | -27% | $28,103 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 18 | $31,701 | -45% | $13,264 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 14 | $42,630 | -44% | $17,407 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 14 | $78,375 | -32% | $19,535 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 14 | $25,640 | -37% | $9,667 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 13 | $20,793 | -57% | $10,574 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 12 | $59,811 | -15% | $17,992 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 12 | $69,886 | -31% | $22,308 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 11 | $30,089 | -40% | $10,037 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 74 | $7,375 | $1,557 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 58 | $13,839 | $3,094 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 58 | $16,386 | $2,657 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 50 | $14,427 | $3,042 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 45 | $66,226 | $12,756 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 44 | $22,987 | $5,402 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 41 | $15,756 | $3,168 |
| Level 2 Urology and Related Services | 38 | $957 | $663 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 37 | $10,683 | $2,714 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 34 | $7,718 | $1,804 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 30 | $32,888 | $6,767 |
| Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 22 | $60,685 | $9,959 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 22 | $17,931 | $3,237 |
| Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 19 | $40,352 | $10,668 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 18 | $20,819 | $3,384 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 17 | $9,019 | $1,555 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 15 | $8,736 | $1,560 |
| Level 4 Endovascular Procedures | 14 | $64,923 | $16,984 |
Against the Kansas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City charged $51,149 on average, 40% less than the Kansas average of $85,277, and was paid $22,859 against a state average of $15,541. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City charged $31,465 on average, 40% less than the Kansas average of $52,685, and was paid $14,398 against a state average of $10,293. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City charged $128,954 on average, 44% less than the Kansas average of $230,563, and was paid $52,194 against a state average of $38,857. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City charged $29,440 on average, 34% less than the Kansas average of $44,876, and was paid $11,888 against a state average of $8,296. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,375 was 35% below the state average of $11,389. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $13,839 was 17% below the state average of $16,727. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $16,386 was 27% below the state average of $22,571. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $14,427 was 8% below the state average of $15,738.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City in Garden City, KS, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-03-19 (CMS case 1629)
- Closure Notice — 2024-06-25 (CMS case 1629)
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-09 (CMS case 5012)
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.