Medical costs in Kansas City, KS
2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.17x
Top procedures by average charge in KANSAS CITY
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR) T-CELL AND OTHER IMMUNOTHERAPIESDRG 018 | 1 | $2,482,322 | 1.22x | 5.9x |
| HEART TRANSPLANT OR IMPLANT OF HEART ASSIST SYSTEM WITH MCCDRG 001 | 1 | $1,334,479 | 0.87x | 5.9x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECDRG 003 | 1 | $831,780 | 0.84x | 6x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOUDRG 004 | 1 | $549,908 | 0.90x | 5.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $222,560 | 1.10x | 5.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 2 | $149,403 | 0.92x | 6.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCCDRG 480 | 2 | $143,321 | 1.11x | 7.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 2 | $111,126 | 1.26x | 8.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $93,297 | 1.24x | 6.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 2 | $91,290 | 0.91x | 5.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 2 | $89,859 | 1.02x | 6.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 2 | $85,772 | 1.09x | 6.8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $85,046 | 1.36x | 6.3x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 070 | 2 | $79,073 | 1.04x | 6.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $75,057 | 1.06x | 6.6x |
| DIABETES WITH MCCDRG 637 | 2 | $70,899 | 1.09x | 6.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 2 | $65,897 | 1.09x | 6.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCCDRG 388 | 2 | $62,693 | 0.97x | 5.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 2 | $61,741 | 1.13x | 6.8x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 2 | $61,466 | 1.23x | 7x |
Hospitals in KANSAS CITY
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.