CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital Inc

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$3,928

about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $1,222–$13,832

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,764

Above the fair price

about $1,836 over the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $3,928 This hospital $5,764

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 KS hospitals compared.

Cheapest $2,488 Priciest $11,669

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $3,928 (about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital Inc charges insurers about $5,764 — above the fair price. Located in Wichita, KS.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $3,928. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
Aetnamajor	$5,764	44%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 27447.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 27447.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital Inc

Compare: Total knee replacement at other KS hospitals

Sck Health · Arkansas City $2,488
Children's Mercy South · Overland Park $2,533
Minneola District Hospital · Minneola $2,550
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center · Chanute $2,653
Hospital District #1 of Rice County · Lyons $8,620
Scott County Hospital · Scott City $10,013
Salina Surgical Hospital · Salina $11,669
Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC · Manhattan $11,669

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.