Kansas / Kansas Medical Center LLC
CMS certification 170197 · Andover, KS
Kansas Medical Center LLC: charges and Medicare payments
Kansas Medical Center LLC reported 357 Medicare inpatient stays across 21 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.37 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Kansas, number 29 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: 44 stays at an average charge of $20,904, 77% below the national average. It also billed 1,256 outpatient services, charging 3.61 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 357
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.37×
- 3Rank in KS (highest ratio = 1) 29 of 36
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 21 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Kansas Medical Center LLC 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 | 44 | $20,904 | -77% | $13,080 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 26 | $64,969 | -69% | $25,034 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 26 | $11,261 | -80% | $7,731 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 24 | $34,824 | -70% | $12,036 |
| 658 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without CC/MCC | 19 | $21,829 | -74% | $9,201 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 19 | $12,950 | -74% | $6,299 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 17 | $12,125 | -75% | $6,128 |
| 657 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with CC | 17 | $25,701 | -74% | $11,420 |
| 234 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open... | 15 | $90,655 | -66% | $32,634 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 14 | $48,796 | -70% | $17,785 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $21,792 | -79% | $13,567 |
| 244 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without CC/MCC | 13 | $60,801 | -35% | $12,263 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 13 | $20,428 | -73% | $9,842 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 13 | $20,155 | -68% | $6,743 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 12 | $14,065 | -76% | $7,701 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $26,944 | -76% | $13,469 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $10,780 | -73% | $4,892 |
| 661 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm without CC/MCC | 12 | $16,563 | -71% | $6,503 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 12 | $9,970 | -74% | $4,764 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $61,570 | -73% | $27,261 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 11 | $17,612 | -69% | $7,644 |
Outpatient services
Against the Kansas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Kansas Medical Center LLC charged $20,904 on average, 75% less than the Kansas average of $85,277, and was paid $13,080 against a state average of $15,541. For Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC (DRG 236), Kansas Medical Center LLC charged $64,969 on average, 72% less than the Kansas average of $235,934, and was paid $25,034 against a state average of $28,938. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Kansas Medical Center LLC charged $11,261 on average, 79% less than the Kansas average of $52,685, and was paid $7,731 against a state average of $10,293. For Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal Device without MCC (DRG 322), Kansas Medical Center LLC charged $34,824 on average, 67% less than the Kansas average of $105,701, and was paid $12,036 against a state average of $14,551. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $4,449 was 59% below the state average of $10,803. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $12,367 was 50% below the state average of $24,538. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $7,664 was 74% below the state average of $29,140. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $8,772 was 59% below the state average of $21,253.
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.