Emergency department visit cost in Kansas

Prices at 42 hospitals in Kansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $351 — 39% below the US median ($579), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Community Hospital, Onaga and St Marys Campus Onaga, KS $75 $287 — 136 min —
University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus Great Bend, KS $126 $390 ★ 4/5 107 min —
Coffey County Hospital Burlington, KS $131 — ★ 4/5 87 min —
Comanche County Hospital Coldwater, KS $158 — — 88 min —
Newman Regional Health Emporia, KS $196 $408 ★ 2/5 140 min —
Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS $201 $203 ★ 3/5 122 min —
Children's Mercy South Overland Park, KS $201 $253 — — —
Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons, KS $217 $200 — 100 min —
Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS $242 $109 — 110 min —
Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS $257 $257 ★ 3/5 126 min —
Washington County Hospital Washington, KS $270 $143 — 99 min —
Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS $278 $290 — 87 min —
Norton County Hospital Norton, KS $308 — — 117 min —
Anderson County Hospital Garnett, KS $311 $293 — 88 min —
Kansas Medical Center Llc Andover, KS $317 $163 ★ 2/5 162 min —
Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned, KS $324 $408 — 93 min —
University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS $329 $598 ★ 5/5 307 min —
Labette Health Parsons, KS $347 $114 ★ 3/5 120 min —
Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt, KS $351 $379 ★ 4/5 100 min —
Sedan City Hospital Sedan, KS $446 $96 — 76 min —
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $458 $217 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Citizens Medical Center Colby, KS $458 $312 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Hays Medical Center Hays, KS $462 $446 ★ 3/5 112 min —
Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City Dodge City, KS $467 $467 ★ 3/5 114 min —
Mercy Hospital, Inc Moundridge, KS $485 $266 — — —

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 October 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)
$668
Cash / self-pay
$351
Insurer-negotiated
$390
Medicare pays
$69
$181$1,063
Median cash $351  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $351 — about 5.1× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $668 list price could save about $317 (47%).

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