87/100
#157 nationally
University Of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus
514 Cleveland Street, Great Bend, KS 67530 · (620) 792-8830
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus billed $3.04 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
- 3.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 15
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in KS
- #6
- 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 87% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 89% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
301 | $7,568 | $2,120 | -36% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
182 | $41,729 | $11,903 | -33% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
68 | $9,732 | $2,849 | -52% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $24,314 | $6,541 | -39% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
58 | $6,263 | $1,355 | -38% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $38,178 | $19,992 | -41% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $5,427 | $1,470 | -52% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
45 | $32,635 | $13,136 | -25% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $10,609 | $2,503 | -45% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $41,514 | $16,706 | -25% |
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 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,904 | $17,003 | -21% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$41,514 | $16,706 | -25% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$32,635 | $13,136 | -25% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,729 | $11,903 | -33% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,568 | $2,120 | -36% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,263 | $1,355 | -38% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,314 | $6,541 | -39% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$28,284 | $13,218 | -39% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,732 | $2,849 | -52% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,427 | $1,470 | -52% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$41,596 | $20,766 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,017 | $1,742 | -47% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,609 | $2,503 | -45% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$18,864 | $9,397 | -43% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$38,178 | $19,992 | -41% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$28,284 | $13,218 | -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.