Kansas / Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas
CMS certification 170203 · Galena, KS
Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas: charges and Medicare payments
Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas reported 59 Medicare inpatient stays across 3 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.73 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 455, Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC: 35 stays at an average charge of $109,662, 46% below the national average. It also billed 1,130 outpatient services, charging 5.39 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 59
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.73×
- 3Rank in KS (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 3 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 35 | $109,662 | -46% | $29,220 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 12 | $129,986 | -54% | $39,656 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 12 | $108,384 | -36% | $24,852 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 343 | $48,421 | $11,167 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 173 | $11,945 | $1,641 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 146 | $33,480 | $6,074 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 122 | $13,866 | $1,350 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 121 | $20,180 | $2,763 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 106 | $53,967 | $15,878 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 56 | $7,472 | $1,624 |
| Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 18 | $29,182 | $5,839 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 17 | $20,464 | $2,426 |
| Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 16 | $79,238 | $26,435 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 12 | $14,008 | $1,384 |
Against the Kansas average
For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 455), Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas charged $109,662 on average, 30% less than the Kansas average of $156,041, and was paid $29,220 against a state average of $34,048. For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC (DRG 454), Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas charged $129,986 on average, 37% less than the Kansas average of $207,176, and was paid $39,656 against a state average of $46,458. For Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC (DRG 460), Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas charged $108,384 on average, 15% less than the Kansas average of $127,660, and was paid $24,852 against a state average of $26,297. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $48,421 was 9% below the state average of $53,168. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $11,945 was 21% above the state average of $9,910. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $33,480 was 3% above the state average of $32,564. For Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5112), its average charge of $13,866 was 34% above the state average of $10,367.
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.