25/100
#2,041 nationally
University Of Kansas Hospital
4000 Cambridge Street, Kansas City, KS 66160 · (913) 588-5000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Kansas Hospital billed $6.31 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
- 6.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 315
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KS
- #32
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 21% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 32% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 22% 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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
2,023 | $2,366 | $576 | -25% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,121 | $27,233 | $2,449 | +54% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,048 | $14,503 | $1,382 | +44% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
925 | $9,992 | $1,709 | -23% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
750 | $18,110 | $2,725 | -5% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
704 | $31,582 | $2,317 | +63% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
701 | $13,492 | $1,643 | +15% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
538 | $32,954 | $2,835 | +31% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
494 | $11,688 | $957 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
489 | $123,382 | $19,584 | +89% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 073 · Inpatient stay |
$200,269 | $28,759 | +209% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$174,855 | $24,211 | +204% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$146,443 | $21,278 | +166% |
|
Stroke (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay |
$85,296 | $12,423 | +138% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$88,207 | $14,051 | +137% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$109,950 | $14,863 | +130% |
|
Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 573 · Inpatient stay |
$451,639 | $78,930 | +128% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 480 · Inpatient stay |
$258,758 | $35,563 | +120% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 7 Radiation Therapy
APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,888 | $6,371 | -58% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,169 | $1,246 | -46% |
|
Implantation Wireless Pa Pressure Monitor
APC 5200 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$82,286 | $25,405 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Nerve Procedures
APC 5432 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,222 | $4,570 | -36% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,963 | $7,447 | -34% |
|
Major Head and Neck Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 141 · Inpatient stay |
$79,860 | $18,189 | -32% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,244 | $2,273 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$105,292 | $28,390 | -29% |
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.