US Health Care Costs

Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities in Kansas

MS-DRG 483: Major joint or limb reattachment procedures of upper extremities

$52,140typical hospital bill
$17,209typical amount paid
$15,316–$25,600range paid across 9 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,140 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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
Summit Surgical, LLCHutchinson20$43,975$15,316
Rock Regional Hospital, LLCDerby16$52,140$15,654
Kansas Surgery & Recovery CenterWichita32$35,786$15,697
Kansas City Orthopaedic InstituteLeawood75$56,322$16,097
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka19$93,890$17,209
AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission14$148,684$17,411
Salina Surgical HospitalSalina31$39,279$19,124
Southwest Medical CenterLiberal11$72,914$24,622
Pratt Regional Medical CenterPratt24$50,612$25,600

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.