60/100
#962 nationally
Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas
1619 K 66, Galena, KS 66739 · (620) 783-1732
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas billed $4.44 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
- 4.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 14
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KS
- #22
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 56% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 56% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 48% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
343 | $48,421 | $11,167 | -22% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
173 | $11,945 | $1,641 | +5% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
146 | $33,480 | $6,074 | -16% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
122 | $13,866 | $1,350 | +23% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
121 | $20,180 | $2,763 | about average |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
106 | $53,967 | $15,878 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
56 | $7,472 | $1,624 | -36% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
35 | $109,662 | $29,220 | -38% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $29,182 | $5,839 | +11% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
17 | $20,464 | $2,426 | +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 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,008 | $1,384 | +39% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,866 | $1,350 | +23% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,464 | $2,426 | +16% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,182 | $5,839 | +11% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,945 | $1,641 | +5% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,180 | $2,763 | about average |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,480 | $6,074 | -16% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,421 | $11,167 | -22% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$129,986 | $39,656 | -41% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$109,662 | $29,220 | -38% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,472 | $1,624 | -36% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,967 | $15,878 | -35% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$79,238 | $26,435 | -30% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$108,384 | $24,852 | -25% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,421 | $11,167 | -22% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,480 | $6,074 | -16% |
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.