COVID-19 PCR test cost in Kansas

Prices at 35 hospitals in Kansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $94 — 4% below the US median ($98), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Kingman Healthcare Center Kingman, KS $24 $37 98 min 14.7%
Anderson County Hospital Garnett, KS $31 $44 90 min 15.3%
Hays Medical Center Hays, KS $46 $62 ★ 3/5 114 min 14.9%
Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital Ulysses, KS $50 $104 80 min 14.5%
Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS $51 $51 ★ 3/5 124 min 15.5%
Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS $51 $51 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.7%
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $54 $51 ★ 4/5 141 min 14.6%
Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned, KS $56 $51 94 min 15.5%
University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS $58 $120 ★ 5/5 307 min 14.1%
University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus Great Bend, KS $58 $202 ★ 4/5 107 min 14.5%
Kansas Medical Center Llc Andover, KS $74 $50 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.1%
Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS $82 $51 111 min 14.9%
Community Hospital, Onaga and St Marys Campus Onaga, KS $91 $111 138 min 15.2%
Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt, KS $92 $110 ★ 4/5 99 min 14.2%
Sedan City Hospital Sedan, KS $96 72 min 14.7%
Washington County Hospital Washington, KS $114 $60 96 min 14.8%
Mercy Hospital, Inc Moundridge, KS $123 $51
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc Pittsburg, KS $127 $51 ★ 3/5 133 min 14.8%
Citizens Medical Center Colby, KS $131 $128 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS $138 $154 86 min
Wesley Medical Center Wichita, KS $143 $51 ★ 4/5 124 min 13.3%
Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS $146 $84 14.3%
Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons, KS $154 $121 94 min 15.1%
Children's Mercy South Overland Park, KS $155 $210
Norton County Hospital Norton, KS $159 114 min 15.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$143
Cash / self-pay
$94
Insurer-negotiated
$51
Medicare pays
$51
$49$159
Median cash $94  ·  Medicare $51  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $94 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $143 list price could save about $49 (34%).

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