US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc in Kansas

MS-DRG 418: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with cc

$87,207typical hospital bill
$13,001typical amount paid
$10,486–$15,339range paid across 9 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $87,207 for this stay in 2024, about 6.7 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park11$87,207$10,486
University of Kansas Health System Olathe HospitalOlathe15$46,834$10,908
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka28$57,845$12,185
Salina Regional Health CenterSalina12$52,449$12,519
Wesley Medical CenterWichita24$220,021$13,001
Menorah Medical CenterOverland Park18$134,171$13,215
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita13$56,775$13,579
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City17$95,801$14,738
AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission11$103,349$15,339

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.