62/100
#876 nationally
Lmh
325 Maine Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 · (785) 505-5000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Lmh billed $4.17 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
- 4.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 78
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KS
- #21
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% 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 |
396 | $49,934 | $15,417 | -23% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
229 | $54,686 | $12,246 | -12% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
164 | $7,857 | $1,080 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
158 | $13,432 | $1,771 | +14% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
155 | $20,680 | $2,532 | +6% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
150 | $30,765 | $4,814 | +12% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
128 | $13,273 | $1,881 | about average |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
118 | $17,060 | $3,261 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
107 | $14,489 | $2,180 | +23% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
105 | $29,411 | $5,362 | -16% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$157,470 | $27,061 | +40% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,146 | $6,397 | +30% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$101,401 | $20,410 | +26% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,489 | $2,180 | +23% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,432 | $1,771 | +14% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$76,901 | $10,280 | +14% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,765 | $4,814 | +12% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,290 | $7,946 | +12% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,991 | $5,140 | -56% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay |
$29,072 | $12,204 | -55% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,101 | $6,402 | -50% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$96,546 | $36,848 | -46% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$36,404 | $11,664 | -46% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,751 | $5,477 | -45% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 480 · Inpatient stay |
$67,698 | $21,946 | -42% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$45,050 | $14,770 | -41% |
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.