US Health Care Costs

Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Kansas

MS-DRG 331: Major small and large bowel procedures without cc/mcc

$73,252typical hospital bill
$14,059typical amount paid
$11,446–$17,508range paid across 7 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $73,252 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
University of Kansas Health System Olathe HospitalOlathe17$42,277$11,446
Salina Regional Health CenterSalina14$57,045$12,740
Menorah Medical CenterOverland Park41$102,184$12,783
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita34$55,702$14,059
Wesley Medical CenterWichita34$209,627$14,560
AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission14$116,431$14,624
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City21$73,252$17,508

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.