Wichita, KS 67226 · CMS Certification Number 170196. 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 avg total payment Medicare + patient share | List price | List ÷ total | Outpatient Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement | $12,084 | $61,407 | 5.1× | $11,104 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | $15,659 |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 3.9% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.8%. Physician-owned · Acute · 35 beds
Kansas has no certificate-of-need law.
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In 2024 the average total payment to Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC for an inpatient hip or knee replacement stay was $12,084 (MS-DRG 470, 45 Medicare stays; Medicare's payment plus the patient's deductible and coinsurance), and the Medicare allowed amount averaged $11,104 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 404 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $61,407, 5.1× the average total payment for a Medicare stay. 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), $3,835 less than an inpatient stay at Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC's average total payment per Medicare stay is lower than 81% of the 21 Kansas hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.