57/100
#1,033 nationally
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.
929 North St Francis Street, Wichita, KS 67214 · (316) 268-5000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. billed $4.31 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 187
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KS
- #24
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 61% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
593 | $72,068 | $16,248 | +10% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
566 | $17,120 | $2,314 | -12% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
343 | $26,939 | $2,775 | +7% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
223 | $51,507 | $11,211 | +19% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
223 | $36,448 | $13,253 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
184 | $11,789 | $1,370 | +17% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
146 | $18,454 | $2,688 | -3% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
145 | $63,541 | $9,280 | -6% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
139 | $48,141 | $11,411 | +3% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
139 | $25,459 | $4,898 | -27% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Major Complications
MS-DRG 283 · Inpatient stay |
$118,093 | $18,130 | +39% |
|
Postoperative and Post-traumatic Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 862 · Inpatient stay |
$101,116 | $17,931 | +36% |
|
Respiratory Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 180 · Inpatient stay |
$92,028 | $15,158 | +24% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$75,985 | $14,428 | +24% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,358 | $1,367 | +21% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$51,507 | $11,211 | +19% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$133,688 | $23,895 | +18% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$64,525 | $13,527 | +17% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$32,758 | $17,247 | -62% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
$20,123 | $8,237 | -51% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 326 · Inpatient stay |
$121,923 | $37,503 | -45% |
|
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Complications
MS-DRG 493 · Inpatient stay |
$58,222 | $19,154 | -43% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (severe)
MS-DRG 469 · Inpatient stay |
$80,928 | $28,382 | -43% |
|
Cochlear Implant Procedure
APC 5166 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$74,151 | $28,546 | -39% |
|
Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without Major
MS-DRG 556 · Inpatient stay |
$23,069 | $7,563 | -39% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$29,159 | $11,160 | -39% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.