Flu test Cost in Wichita, KS (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Wichita, KS, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $485 — 692% above the US median ($61), roughly 29.3× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Wesley Medical Center	Wichita, KS	$485	$84	★ 4/5	124 min	13.3%

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 July 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)

$485

Cash / self-pay

$485

Insurer-negotiated

$17

Medicare pays

$17

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $485 — about 29.3× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

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Doctors who perform this in Wichita

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Kimberly Hebert, PAC	Physician Assistant	Wichita, KS	116
Joseph Baalmann, MD	Family Practice	Wichita, KS	93
Phuong Duong, APRN	Nurse Practitioner	Wichita, KS	76
Jeffrey Cotter, M.D.	Family Practice	Wichita, KS	73
Lydia Schwertfeger, APRN, FNP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Wichita, KS	59
Alexandria O'brien, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Wichita, KS	47
Samrah Mansoor, MD	Family Practice	Wichita, KS	43
Robin Walker, MD	Family Practice	Wichita, KS	42
Brittany Hill, APRN	Nurse Practitioner	Wichita, KS	41
Tana Goering, MD	Family Practice	Wichita, KS	31
Sydney Henry, APRN, FNP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Wichita, KS	31
Cyndi Mitchell	Nurse Practitioner	Wichita, KS	30

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