What Medicare pays Kansas hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.
Kansas has no certificate-of-need law.
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| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center | Wichita | $11,800 | $34,099 | $11,064 |
| Summit Surgical, LLC | Hutchinson | $11,810 | $37,487 | — |
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC | Manhattan | $12,001 | $54,584 | $11,166 |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC | Wichita | $12,084 | $61,407 | $11,104 |
| Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute | Leawood | $12,155 | $55,861 | $11,216 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | Manhattan | $13,440 | $56,804 | $11,223 |
| Providence Medical Center | Kansas City | $13,592 | $95,402 | $11,480 |
| University of Kansas Hlth System St Francis Campus | Topeka | $13,701 | $75,474 | $11,155 |
| Menorah Medical Center | Overland Park | $13,912 | $87,484 | $11,415 |
| Adventhealth Shawnee Mission | Shawnee Mission | $14,257 | $124,599 | $11,324 |
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt Regional Medical Center | Pratt | $19,571 | $37,593 | — |
| Southwest Medical Center | Liberal | $18,938 | $66,237 | — |
| University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City | $16,164 | $122,904 | $11,435 |
| Wesley Medical Center | Wichita | $16,097 | $214,912 | $11,148 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | Wichita | $15,333 | $61,750 | $11,223 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | Topeka | $15,106 | $67,304 | $11,340 |
| Overland Park Reg Med Ctr | Overland Park | $15,037 | $100,812 | $11,281 |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc | Pittsburg | $15,027 | $43,303 | $12,018 |
| Lmh | Lawrence | $14,846 | $63,017 | $12,246 |
| Salina Regional Health Center | Salina | $14,757 | $66,136 | $12,018 |
In 2024 Medicare paid Kansas hospitals a median $14,458 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 21 hospitals) and a median $11,329 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $8,659 for a knee.
Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center ($11,800), Summit Surgical, LLC ($11,810), Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC ($12,001).
The median list (chargemaster) price is $63,017, about 4.4× what Medicare pays.
Kansas has no certificate-of-need law. No certificate of need program; the state repealed its CON law in 1985.