Prices at 42 hospitals in Kansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,694 — 12% below the US median ($1,936), roughly 8.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus | Great Bend, KS | $494 | $871 | ★ 4/5 | 107 min | — |
| Coffey County Hospital | Burlington, KS | $603 | — | ★ 4/5 | 87 min | — |
| Kansas Medical Center Llc | Andover, KS | $710 | $220 | ★ 2/5 | 162 min | — |
| Children's Mercy South | Overland Park, KS | $771 | $155 | — | — | — |
| University of Kansas Health System-St Francis Campus | Topeka, KS | $837 | $1,144 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Norton County Hospital | Norton, KS | $908 | — | — | 117 min | — |
| Pawnee Valley Community Hospital | Larned, KS | $992 | — | — | 93 min | — |
| Pratt Regional Medical Center | Pratt, KS | $1,149 | $242 | ★ 4/5 | 100 min | — |
| Hays Medical Center | Hays, KS | $1,155 | $255 | ★ 3/5 | 112 min | — |
| Osborne County Memorial Hospital | Osborne, KS | $1,159 | $1,044 | — | 112 min | — |
| Newman Regional Health | Emporia, KS | $1,292 | $523 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital | Ulysses, KS | $1,298 | $2,652 | — | 83 min | — |
| University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City, KS | $1,305 | $2,671 | ★ 5/5 | 307 min | — |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | Manhattan, KS | $1,432 | $224 | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | — |
| Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City | Dodge City, KS | $1,596 | $2,625 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Wamego Health Center | Wamego, KS | $1,694 | $136 | — | 110 min | — |
| Comanche County Hospital | Coldwater, KS | $1,716 | — | — | 88 min | — |
| Anderson County Hospital | Garnett, KS | $1,728 | $1,586 | — | 88 min | — |
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County | Lyons, KS | $1,744 | $1,372 | — | 100 min | — |
| Meade District Hospital | Meade, KS | $1,770 | — | — | 139 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc | Pittsburg, KS | $1,792 | $168 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | — |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, Llc | Wichita, KS | $1,931 | $219 | — | — | — |
| Citizens Medical Center | Colby, KS | $2,109 | $272 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Morton County Hospital | Elkhart, KS | $2,306 | $2,370 | — | 132 min | — |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas | Galena, KS | $2,332 | $382 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $1,694 — about 8.8× the Medicare rate ($192). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($383).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,964 list price could save about $1,269 (43%).
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