Missouri / Lee's Summit Medical Center
CMS certification 260190 · Lees Summit, MO · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Lee's Summit Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Lee's Summit Medical Center reported 831 Medicare inpatient stays across 35 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 8.89 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Missouri, number 4 of 59 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.85×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 160 stays at an average charge of $119,714, 33% above the national average. It also billed 552 outpatient services, charging 11.22 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 831
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 8.89×
- 3Rank in MO (highest ratio = 1) 4 of 59
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 35 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Lee's Summit Medical Center charged more than the national average in 34 (97%). 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 | 160 | $119,714 | +33% | $13,089 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 61 | $64,708 | +15% | $8,419 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 48 | $67,804 | +69% | $5,567 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 39 | $71,965 | +20% | $8,636 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 32 | $65,027 | +33% | $6,729 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 28 | $86,925 | +32% | $10,182 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 26 | $79,155 | +94% | $6,676 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 25 | $67,956 | +49% | $6,212 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 25 | $75,805 | +55% | $6,366 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 22 | $77,053 | +34% | $9,561 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 21 | $62,484 | -11% | $10,472 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 20 | $85,764 | +17% | $12,218 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 19 | $60,040 | +59% | $5,532 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 18 | $329,852 | +44% | $51,119 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 17 | $95,243 | +2% | $13,697 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 16 | $56,337 | +45% | $6,215 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 15 | $87,576 | +16% | $10,177 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $158,284 | +38% | $11,458 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 15 | $159,159 | +34% | $22,091 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 15 | $65,791 | +36% | $6,814 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 15 | $47,715 | +14% | $7,416 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $77,297 | +28% | $8,911 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 15 | $99,605 | +46% | $11,198 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 14 | $48,504 | +30% | $6,891 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $50,054 | +35% | $5,120 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 13 | $60,616 | +68% | $5,115 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 13 | $169,470 | +4% | $19,419 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 13 | $63,071 | +48% | $5,985 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 12 | $162,270 | +62% | $12,473 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 12 | $99,389 | +78% | $6,730 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 12 | $57,804 | +44% | $5,133 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 12 | $66,473 | +30% | $7,409 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 12 | $61,433 | +38% | $7,425 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $95,527 | +50% | $7,254 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $77,678 | +27% | $8,697 |
Outpatient services
Against the Missouri average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Lee's Summit Medical Center charged $119,714 on average, 64% more than the Missouri average of $72,886, and was paid $13,089 against a state average of $15,808. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Lee's Summit Medical Center charged $64,708 on average, 39% more than the Missouri average of $46,468, and was paid $8,419 against a state average of $10,539. For Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC (DRG 392), Lee's Summit Medical Center charged $67,804 on average, 109% more than the Missouri average of $32,372, and was paid $5,567 against a state average of $6,937. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Lee's Summit Medical Center charged $71,965 on average, 50% more than the Missouri average of $47,966, and was paid $8,636 against a state average of $10,821. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $42,747 was 108% above the state average of $20,571. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $47,750 was 53% above the state average of $31,180. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $74,473 was 42% above the state average of $52,262. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $56,978 was 63% above the state average of $34,980.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Lee's Summit Medical Center in Lees Summit, MO, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-10-23 (CMS case 1932)
- Met Requirements — 2025-05-05 (CMS case 4279)
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.