Chest X-ray cost in Kansas

Prices at 44 hospitals in Kansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $200 — 16% below the US median ($237), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus Great Bend, KS $61 $141 ★ 4/5 107 min 14.5%
Salina Surgical Hospital Salina, KS $65 $93 14.1%
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $71 $32 ★ 4/5 141 min 14.6%
Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS $81 $82 ★ 3/5 124 min 15.5%
Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS $81 $86 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.7%
Kansas Medical Center Llc Andover, KS $93 $80 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.1%
Children's Mercy South Overland Park, KS $97 $235
Coffey County Hospital Burlington, KS $98 ★ 4/5 89 min 14.7%
Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned, KS $108 94 min 15.5%
Manhattan Surgical Hospital Llc Manhattan, KS $121 $95 14.5%
Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital Ulysses, KS $122 $247 80 min 14.5%
Sedan City Hospital Sedan, KS $141 $137 72 min 14.7%
Norton County Hospital Norton, KS $145 114 min 15.4%
Hays Medical Center Hays, KS $152 $112 ★ 3/5 114 min 14.9%
Mercy Hospital, Inc Moundridge, KS $153 $129
Anderson County Hospital Garnett, KS $161 $241 90 min 15.3%
Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS $184 $26 111 min 14.9%
Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons, KS $192 $157 94 min 15.1%
Meade District Hospital Meade, KS $194 143 min 14.7%
Osborne County Memorial Hospital Osborne, KS $207 $209 106 min 14.3%
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc Pittsburg, KS $211 $24 ★ 3/5 133 min 14.8%
Citizens Medical Center Colby, KS $230 $99 ★ 3/5 173 min 15.3%
Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt, KS $235 $93 ★ 4/5 99 min 14.2%
University of Kansas Health System-St Francis Campus Topeka, KS $235 $352 ★ 3/5 224 min 14.9%
Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, Llc Wichita, KS $243 $80 12.9%

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)
$327
Cash / self-pay
$200
Insurer-negotiated
$131
Medicare pays
$37
$81$413
Median cash $200  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $200 — about 5.4× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $327 list price could save about $126 (39%).

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