Wichita, KS 67226 · CMS Certification Number 170183. What Medicare pays this hospital for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what it lists, how it compares, and what a surgery center nearby is paid.
| Operation | Inpatient paid | List price | List ÷ paid | Outpatient allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement | $11,800 | $34,099 | 2.9× | $11,064 |
| Shoulder replacement | $15,697 | $35,786 | 2.3× | $15,750 |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 3.7% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.3%. Nonprofit · Acute · 28 beds
Kansas has no certificate-of-need law.
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In 2024 Medicare paid Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center an average of $11,800 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 70 stays) and $11,064 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 981 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $34,099, 2.9× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Surgicare of Wichita, Inc, an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $8,249 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $3,551 less than an inpatient stay at Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center less than 95% of the 21 Kansas hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.