CT scan of the chest with and without contrast cost in Kansas

Prices at 40 hospitals in Kansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,381 — 21% below the US median ($1,746), roughly 7.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus Great Bend, KS $383 $661 ★ 4/5 107 min 14.5%
Coffey County Hospital Burlington, KS $496 ★ 4/5 89 min 14.7%
University of Kansas Health System-St Francis Campus Topeka, KS $666 $911 ★ 3/5 224 min 14.9%
Norton County Hospital Norton, KS $687 114 min 15.4%
Hays Medical Center Hays, KS $719 $225 ★ 3/5 114 min 14.9%
Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned, KS $872 94 min 15.5%
Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt, KS $889 $201 ★ 4/5 99 min 14.2%
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $896 $159 ★ 4/5 141 min 14.6%
Osborne County Memorial Hospital Osborne, KS $921 $980 106 min 14.3%
Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS $1,100 $119 111 min 14.9%
Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital Ulysses, KS $1,158 $2,364 80 min 14.5%
Comanche County Hospital Coldwater, KS $1,200 80 min 15.0%
University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS $1,218 $3,044 ★ 5/5 307 min 14.1%
Kansas Medical Center Llc Andover, KS $1,226 $162 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.1%
Mercy Hospital, Inc Moundridge, KS $1,237 $162
Newman Regional Health Emporia, KS $1,241 $421 ★ 2/5 134 min 13.9%
Children's Mercy South Overland Park, KS $1,356 $142
Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, Llc Wichita, KS $1,405 $161 12.9%
Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons, KS $1,681 $1,274 94 min 15.1%
Anderson County Hospital Garnett, KS $1,708 $2,210 90 min 15.3%
Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City Dodge City, KS $1,739 $2,861 ★ 3/5 119 min 14.1%
Labette Health Parsons, KS $1,932 $161 ★ 3/5 118 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS $1,984 $2,216 86 min
Community Hospital, Onaga and St Marys Campus Onaga, KS $1,989 $2,175 138 min 15.2%
Morton County Hospital Elkhart, KS $2,000 $1,945 129 min

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 August 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)
$2,475
Cash / self-pay
$1,381
Insurer-negotiated
$351
Medicare pays
$196
$697$3,318
Median cash $1,381  ·  Medicare $196  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,381 — about 7.1× the Medicare rate ($196). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($391).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,475 list price could save about $1,094 (44%).

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