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Kansas Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 112 Kansas hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark
1.00×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair PriceRight at U.S. Average (0%) 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 112 Kansas hospitals, typical commercial prices match the U.S. fair price average (1.00×) after accounting for local wages and patient complexity.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Kansas Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Kansas, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.112 Hospitals · 135 Procedures
Hospitals Priced112 in KSTotal hospitals in Kansas with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.8× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Kansas hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in KS0.51× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Kansas: Clay County Medical Center (Clay Center) at 0.51× fair market price.

Most affordable Kansas hospital: Clay County Medical Center (Clay Center) at 0.51× the fair price (49% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint112 Kansas Hospitals Analyzed

Kansas Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 112 reporting hospitals and 135 shoppable procedures in Kansas, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 1.00× the U.S. fair price average (1.8× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 6.5× across the state — from 0.51× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 3.31× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 1.00× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.8× Medicare
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Best Value in Kansas (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Kansas: Clay County Medical Center (Clay Center) prices care at 0.51× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus (Great Bend, 0.55× fair) and Miami County Medical Center (0.61× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Kansas hospitals (Q25) charge 0.93× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Kansas must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
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Where Kansas Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Kansas facilities reach 4.2× Medicare (Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Rooks County Health Center).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 6.5× between the lowest-priced (0.51×) and highest-priced (3.31×) hospitals in Kansas.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable KS Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.51× – 0.93× Fair

Led by Clay County Medical Center (Clay Center) at 0.51× fair price.

Typical Kansas Hospital (State Median)1.8× Medicare
1.48× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 112 Kansas hospitals.

Highest-Markup KS Hospitals (Top 25%)6.5× State Spread
1.67× – 3.31× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Kansas hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Kansas County Price & Affordability Heatmap 80 of 105 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Kansas County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 105 counties in Kansas

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Johnson County7hosps
1.23× Fair
Income $107k
Sedgwick County6hosps
0.94× Fair
Income $68k
Barton County3hosps
1.05× Fair
Income $57k
Butler County2hosps
0.82× Fair
Income $80k
Riley County2hosps
0.87× Fair
Income $60k
Shawnee County2hosps
1.00× Fair
Income $66k
Clark County2hosps
1.01× Fair
Income $66k
Cherokee County2hosps
1.05× Fair
Income $58k
Wyandotte County2hosps
1.06× Fair
Income $61k
McPherson County2hosps
1.12× Fair
Income $78k
Pottawatomie County2hosps
1.21× Fair
Income $88k
Saline County2hosps
1.23× Fair
Income $63k
Ness County2hosps
1.56× Fair
Income $66k
Nemaha County2hosps
1.78× Fair
Income $77k
Barber County2hosps
1.91× Fair
Income $58k
Cowley County2hosps
1.92× Fair
Income $58k
Wilson County2hosps
2.01× Fair
Income $57k
Crawford County2hosps
2.59× Fair
Income $50k
Clay County1hosp
0.51× Fair
Income $63k
Miami County1hosp
0.61× Fair
Income $88k
Cloud County1hosp
0.68× Fair
Income $57k
Ford County1hosp
0.77× Fair
Income $70k
Finney County1hosp
0.78× Fair
Income $72k
Reno County1hosp
0.86× Fair
Income $60k
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 105 total in Kansas

All Hospitals in Kansas (112)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Kansas (135)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Kansas price. Search any procedure below.

Browse Kansas by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each Kansas regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Kansas

Across the 117 Kansas hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 103 of 117 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 101 of 117 hospitals
Aetna 93 of 117 hospitals
Humana 59 of 117 hospitals
Cigna 54 of 117 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 2 of 117 hospitals

Also negotiating in Kansas: HealthPartners (32) · Ambetter (Centene) (31) · Medica (18) · Oscar Health (9) · Devoted Health (8) · HealthLink (8).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →