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Medical costs in Wichita, KS

6 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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6 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.

Hospitals in metro

6

Procedures tracked

30

vs national avg

1.17x

Top procedures by average charge in WICHITA

All tracked procedures

ProcedureHospitalsAvg chargevs nationalMarkup
CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCCDRG 2333$337,5930.94x7.2x
CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 2353$296,5411.03x8x
INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 8533$218,9381.08x7x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 2463$148,4810.92x7.8x
SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 4603$145,5540.92x6.2x
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 3303$129,2591.18x8.3x
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 2863$128,9641.28x9.1x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 2473$114,4581.02x9.8x
PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CCDRG 2433$102,5660.97x7.1x
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 8713$101,9621.36x8.2x
OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 6983$97,0001.46x8.8x
HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 5223$95,6861.00x6.9x
MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 4704$83,8580.95x8.2x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 2803$80,0821.13x7.8x
OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 5173$75,3551.03x7.7x
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 6403$73,3731.34x9.4x
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 1773$69,7001.11x6.1x
ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 3913$68,1541.17x8.4x
RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 6823$66,2621.10x7.2x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 1933$66,0611.22x8.2x
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.

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