States / Kansas
KS · 49 hospitals · #39 of 51 by charge gap
Hospital prices in Kansas
43 Kansas hospitals reported 52,642 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 3.35 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 39 of 51. The widest gap was at Wesley Medical Center (12.01×), the narrowest at Pratt Regional Medical Center (1.84×). CMS's price-transparency list records 300 enforcement actions involving 120 Kansas hospitals.
- 1Median charge ÷ paid 3.35×
- 2Hospitals reporting 49
- 3Medicare inpatient stays 52,642
- 4Price-transparency actions 300
Most common stays in Kansas
| DRG | Stays | KS avg charge | US avg charge | KS avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with... | 6,218 | $85,277 | $90,297 | $15,541 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 2,692 | $52,685 | $56,380 | $10,293 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 1,857 | $58,902 | $93,184 | $14,067 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 1,425 | $55,501 | $59,757 | $10,625 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 1,324 | $69,158 | $70,592 | $13,544 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without... | 1,155 | $127,669 | $156,757 | $24,155 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 1,060 | $53,050 | $57,570 | $10,004 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without... | 1,011 | $44,876 | $49,049 | $8,296 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures... | 911 | $230,563 | $228,948 | $38,857 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 819 | $43,885 | $40,165 | $6,710 |
Every hospital
| Hospital | Stays | Ratio | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City | 9,797 | 5.97× | – |
| Wesley Medical Center Wichita | 6,649 | 12.01× | 5 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital Topeka | 5,600 | 4.72× | 4 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. Wichita | 5,425 | 4.11× | – |
| Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission | 2,765 | 6.73× | 5 |
| Olathe Medical Center Olathe | 2,247 | 4.48× | 1 |
| Overland Park Reg Med Ctr Overland Park | 1,845 | 9.12× | – |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park | 1,708 | 7.04× | 3 |
| University of Kansas Hlth System St Francis Campus Topeka | 1,607 | 5.18× | – |
| Hays Medical Center Hays | 1,509 | 3.53× | – |
| Salina Regional Health Center Salina | 1,500 | 3.79× | 2 |
| Lmh Lawrence | 1,497 | 3.59× | – |
| Saint Luke's South Hospital Overland Park | 1,411 | 7.84× | 3 |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc Hutchinson | 1,194 | 3.19× | – |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita | 688 | 3.93× | – |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City | 665 | 4.16× | 3 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan | 636 | 2.89× | – |
| Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute Leawood | 587 | 4.36× | 3 |
| Kansas Heart Hospital Wichita | 584 | 2.36× | 1 |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC Wichita | 534 | 3.29× | – |
| Nmc Health Newton | 405 | 3.06× | 1 |
| Centura St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City Garden City | 359 | 2.49× | 3 |
| Kansas Medical Center LLC Andover | 357 | 2.37× | – |
| Salina Surgical Hospital Salina | 357 | 2.08× | – |
| Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt | 302 | 1.84× | 2 |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc Pittsburg | 297 | 2.05× | 1 |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth | 253 | 3.19× | 1 |
| Summit Surgical, LLC Hutchinson | 243 | 3.32× | 1 |
| Southwest Medical Center Liberal | 231 | 2.83× | 3 |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park, Inc Overland Park | 174 | 6.54× | – |
| Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa | 164 | 3.03× | 2 |
| University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus Great Bend | 161 | 2.16× | – |
| Labette Health Parsons | 146 | 1.87× | 2 |
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center Wichita | 140 | 2.59× | – |
| Mcpherson Hospital Inc Mcpherson | 120 | 2.25× | – |
| Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC Junction City | 114 | 3.39× | – |
| St Catherine Hospital - Dodge City Dodge City | 95 | 3.04× | 4 |
| Rock Regional Hospital, LLC Derby | 79 | 2.87× | – |
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC Manhattan | 71 | 4.37× | – |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena | 59 | 3.73× | – |
| Miami County Medical Center Paola | 38 | 2.43× | – |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado | 16 | 2.07× | 3 |
| Ascentist Hospital LLC Leawood | 13 | 5.81× | – |
| Bob Wilson Memorial Grant County Hospital Ulysses | 0 | – | 1 |
| Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Inc Coffeyville | 0 | – | – |
| Mercy Hospital, Inc Moundridge | 0 | – | – |
| Minimally Invasive Surgery Hospital Lenexa | 0 | – | 2 |
| Rush County Memorial Hospital La Crosse | 0 | – | 1 |
| South Central Kansas Medical Center Arkansas City | 0 | – | 3 |
Price-transparency enforcement in Kansas
87 closure notices, 82 “met requirements” findings, 79 warning notices, 50 corrective-action-plan requests, 2 administrative closures — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.