Kansas / Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center
CMS certification 170183 · Wichita, KS
Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center: charges and Medicare payments
Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center reported 140 Medicare inpatient stays across 4 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.59 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Kansas, number 27 of 36 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.35×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 470, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC: 70 stays at an average charge of $34,099, 63% below the national average. It also billed 2,895 outpatient services, charging 3.45 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 140
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.59×
- 3Rank in KS (highest ratio = 1) 27 of 36
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 4 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 70 | $34,099 | -63% | $11,800 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 32 | $35,786 | -72% | $15,697 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 26 | $44,198 | -64% | $16,936 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 12 | $46,401 | -71% | $20,921 |
Outpatient services
Against the Kansas average
For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center charged $34,099 on average, 42% less than the Kansas average of $58,902, and was paid $11,800 against a state average of $14,067. For Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities (DRG 483), Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center charged $35,786 on average, 52% less than the Kansas average of $74,162, and was paid $15,697 against a state average of $18,153. For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC (DRG 468), Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center charged $44,198 on average, 56% less than the Kansas average of $99,559, and was paid $16,936 against a state average of $20,245. For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC (DRG 467), Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center charged $46,401 on average, 67% less than the Kansas average of $140,891, and was paid $20,921 against a state average of $26,437. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $29,366 was 45% below the state average of $53,168. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $10,392 was 1% below the state average of $10,535. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $15,689 was 52% below the state average of $32,564. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $11,364 was 28% below the state average of $15,738.
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.