X-ray of the elbow Cost in Wichita, KS (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Wichita, KS, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,080 — 291% above the US median ($276), roughly 32.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, Llc	Wichita, KS	$243	$80	—	—	—
Wesley Medical Center	Wichita, KS	$1,918	$685	★ 4/5	117 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 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)

$1,146

Cash / self-pay

$1,080

Insurer-negotiated

$82

Medicare pays

$33

$410$1,750

Median cash $1,080 · Medicare $33 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,080 — about 32.7× the Medicare rate ($33). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($66).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,146 list price could save about $65 (6%).

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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
Alexander Bollinger, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Wichita, KS	54
Bradley Saunders, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Wichita, KS	28
James Gluck, M.D.	Hand Surgery	Wichita, KS	26
Colin Lisenby, MD	Family Practice	Wichita, KS	21
Sarah Schippers, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Wichita, KS	14

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