Kansas / Kansas Heart Hospital
CMS certification 170186 · Wichita, KS · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Kansas Heart Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Kansas Heart Hospital reported 584 Medicare inpatient stays across 22 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.36 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Kansas, number 30 of 36 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 039, Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC: 105 stays at an average charge of $13,140, 79% below the national average. It also billed 1,288 outpatient services, charging 4.15 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 584
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.36×
- 3Rank in KS (highest ratio = 1) 30 of 36
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 22 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Kansas Heart Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC | 105 | $13,140 | -79% | $7,198 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 59 | $19,342 | -66% | $8,096 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 44 | $46,370 | -60% | $11,474 |
| 234 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open... | 40 | $67,187 | -75% | $30,687 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 35 | $17,851 | -72% | $6,865 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 28 | $58,881 | -72% | $25,065 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 28 | $23,070 | -70% | $9,964 |
| 233 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open... | 27 | $81,574 | -79% | $41,075 |
| 254 Other Vascular Procedures without CC/MCC | 27 | $20,555 | -77% | $10,971 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 25 | $67,352 | -59% | $18,647 |
| 269 Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures except Pulsation Balloon... | 24 | $54,336 | -72% | $26,269 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 18 | $26,141 | -80% | $16,112 |
| 272 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures without CC/MCC | 15 | $36,216 | -71% | $15,443 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 15 | $25,654 | -77% | $13,250 |
| 271 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with CC | 14 | $46,576 | -73% | $22,118 |
| 036 Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without CC/MCC | 12 | $18,631 | -79% | $11,488 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 12 | $9,063 | -68% | $3,697 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 12 | $28,203 | -69% | $10,344 |
| 038 Extracranial Procedures with CC | 11 | $13,499 | -85% | $10,122 |
| 220 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures... | 11 | $79,788 | -71% | $33,159 |
| 229 Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without MCC | 11 | $73,231 | -56% | $19,917 |
| 244 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without CC/MCC | 11 | $41,366 | -56% | $11,546 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 426 | $9,632 | $2,762 |
| Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 212 | $33,060 | $9,307 |
| Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 145 | $29,850 | $9,017 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 115 | $8,440 | $2,721 |
| Level 2 Endovascular Procedures | 88 | $16,133 | $4,880 |
| Level 4 Endovascular Procedures | 80 | $55,112 | $14,382 |
| Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 54 | $20,388 | $7,253 |
| Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures | 43 | $76,757 | $20,227 |
| Level 4 Vascular Procedures | 35 | $10,842 | $4,692 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 35 | $7,720 | $2,284 |
| Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 32 | $61,250 | $16,600 |
| Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures | 23 | $89,852 | $28,005 |
Against the Kansas average
For Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC (DRG 039), Kansas Heart Hospital charged $13,140 on average, 65% less than the Kansas average of $37,525, and was paid $7,198 against a state average of $8,310. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Kansas Heart Hospital charged $19,342 on average, 63% less than the Kansas average of $52,685, and was paid $8,096 against a state average of $10,293. For Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal Device without MCC (DRG 322), Kansas Heart Hospital charged $46,370 on average, 56% less than the Kansas average of $105,701, and was paid $11,474 against a state average of $14,551. For Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation without MCC (DRG 234), Kansas Heart Hospital charged $67,187 on average, 66% less than the Kansas average of $196,704, and was paid $30,687 against a state average of $36,303. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $9,632 was 61% below the state average of $24,538. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $33,060 was 50% below the state average of $66,511. For Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures (outpatient APC 5223), its average charge of $29,850 was 36% below the state average of $46,924. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $8,440 was 50% below the state average of $16,727.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, KS, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-10-09 (CMS case 2586)
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.