Kansas / University of Kansas Hospital
CMS certification 170040 · Kansas City, KS
University of Kansas Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
University of Kansas Hospital reported 9,797 Medicare inpatient stays across 252 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.97 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Kansas, number 7 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: 489 stays at an average charge of $123,382, 37% above the national average. It also billed 14,975 outpatient services, charging 9.25 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 9,797
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.97×
- 3Rank in KS (highest ratio = 1) 7 of 36
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 252 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, University of Kansas Hospital charged more than the national average in 188 (75%). 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 | 489 | $123,382 | +37% | $19,584 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 353 | $82,901 | +47% | $12,849 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 221 | $150,754 | -4% | $27,503 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 171 | $146,443 | +107% | $21,278 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 135 | $41,629 | +15% | $7,810 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 117 | $101,648 | +38% | $17,892 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 113 | $201,318 | -13% | $36,440 |
| 885 Psychoses | 113 | $61,039 | +39% | $14,012 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 108 | $85,935 | +44% | $13,581 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 108 | $221,364 | -22% | $53,960 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 108 | $53,061 | +32% | $8,879 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 103 | $86,308 | +43% | $12,786 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 93 | $192,286 | -13% | $40,384 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 92 | $135,020 | +35% | $19,271 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 89 | $70,945 | +46% | $9,821 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 87 | $121,607 | +2% | $21,340 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 87 | $68,139 | +67% | $10,201 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 84 | $132,473 | +18% | $20,748 |
| 219 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures... | 83 | $352,836 | -12% | $66,926 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 81 | $135,442 | +43% | $21,076 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 81 | $326,875 | +43% | $56,883 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 79 | $85,565 | +49% | $13,396 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 79 | $80,637 | +42% | $11,648 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 77 | $54,921 | +48% | $8,273 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 76 | $81,055 | +33% | $13,663 |
| 018 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (Car) T-Cell and Other... | 75 | $2,215,836 | +1% | $369,791 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 74 | $93,012 | +41% | $14,022 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 74 | $62,543 | +32% | $10,172 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 73 | $222,534 | +4% | $37,533 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 72 | $49,714 | +33% | $8,995 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 71 | $79,346 | +42% | $10,234 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 71 | $105,031 | +39% | $14,930 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 71 | $147,459 | +73% | $23,303 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 71 | $63,373 | +30% | $9,605 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 69 | $70,963 | +40% | $10,390 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 68 | $281,140 | 0% | $50,108 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 68 | $30,654 | +7% | $6,117 |
| 024 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 67 | $228,209 | +19% | $30,893 |
| 441 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 65 | $161,953 | +88% | $27,049 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 64 | $57,235 | +17% | $9,896 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 63 | $54,048 | +43% | $8,458 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 62 | $109,950 | +94% | $14,863 |
| 164 Major Chest Procedures with CC | 61 | $150,374 | +18% | $22,278 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 61 | $91,103 | +43% | $10,505 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 61 | $76,795 | +50% | $12,874 |
| 809 Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses except... | 61 | $83,693 | +33% | $12,822 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 60 | $65,082 | +47% | $10,125 |
| 834 Acute Leukemia with MCC | 58 | $337,711 | +18% | $59,729 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 56 | $131,896 | +31% | $18,067 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 56 | $61,696 | +26% | $9,763 |
| 091 Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCC | 53 | $98,365 | +19% | $17,034 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 53 | $305,438 | +41% | $50,499 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 52 | $97,608 | +28% | $16,676 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 52 | $127,679 | +33% | $20,614 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 52 | $265,975 | -5% | $51,712 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 51 | $71,242 | +41% | $10,515 |
| 273 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with MCC | 51 | $271,035 | +26% | $39,236 |
| 652 Kidney Transplant | 51 | $404,108 | +20% | $42,538 |
| 054 Nervous System Neoplasms with MCC | 50 | $82,387 | +6% | $14,899 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 50 | $64,197 | +25% | $10,762 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 252 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Kansas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), University of Kansas Hospital charged $123,382 on average, 45% more than the Kansas average of $85,277, and was paid $19,584 against a state average of $15,541. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), University of Kansas Hospital charged $82,901 on average, 57% more than the Kansas average of $52,685, and was paid $12,849 against a state average of $10,293. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), University of Kansas Hospital charged $150,754 on average, 18% more than the Kansas average of $127,669, and was paid $27,503 against a state average of $24,155. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), University of Kansas Hospital charged $146,443 on average, 112% more than the Kansas average of $69,158, and was paid $21,278 against a state average of $13,544. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,366 was 4% above the state average of $2,271. For Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5073), its average charge of $27,233 was 22% above the state average of $22,283. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $14,503 was 27% above the state average of $11,389. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $9,992 was 16% below the state average of $11,921.
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.