Level 4 ENT Procedures cost in Kansas: 22 hospitals compared (APC 5164)

Average charge $22,855 Hospital list price billed

Average allowed $2,598 Medicare's payment + patient's share

Medicare paid $2,050 Average per service

State rank #10 of 48 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Kansas billed an average of $22,855 for level 4 ent procedures, about 8.8 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $2,598. That payment is 7% below the U.S. average of $2,798.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $2,598Billed $22,855

About 11¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Kansas billed for this service.

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Kansas hospitals: level 4 ent procedures

Every Kansas hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital	Services	Avg charge	Avg allowed	Medicare paid
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City	34	$15,333	$2,075	$1,640
Stormont-Vail HealthcareTopeka	33	$12,189	$2,727	$2,144
Wesley Medical CenterWichita	24	$64,333	$2,749	$2,159
Olathe Medical CenterOlathe	16	$10,142	$2,812	$2,240
Hays Medical CenterHays	13	$9,339	$2,777	$2,176
Promise Regional Medical Center Hutchinson INCHutchinson	12	$22,141	$2,944	$2,345
Mercy Hospital PittsburgPittsburg	–	–	–	–
Salina Regional Health CenterSalina	–	–	–	–
St Francis Health CenterTopeka	–	–	–	–
St Catherine HospitalGarden City	–	–	–	–
Southwest Medical CenterLiberal	–	–	–	–
Shawnee Mission Medical CenterOverland Park	–	–	–	–
McPherson HospitalMcPherson	–	–	–	–
Via Christi Hospitals Wichita INCWichita	–	–	–	–
Lawrence Memorial HospitalLawrence	–	–	–	–
Overland Park Regional CenterShawnee Mission	–	–	–	–
Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park	–	–	–	–
Salina Surgical HospitalSalina	–	–	–	–
Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLCManhattan	–	–	–	–
Ascentist HospitalLeawood	–	–	–	–
Kansas Medical Center LLCAndover	–	–	–	–
Sck HealthArkansas City	–	–	–	–

Level 4 ENT Procedures: all states All Kansas hospitals Kansas hospital finances

Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Kansas

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

University of Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS	$2,075
Stormont-Vail HealthcareTopeka, KS	$2,727
Wesley Medical CenterWichita, KS	$2,749
Hays Medical CenterHays, KS	$2,777
Olathe Medical CenterOlathe, KS	$2,812

Highest

Promise Regional Medical Center Hutchinson INCHutchinson, KS	$2,944
Olathe Medical CenterOlathe, KS	$2,812
Hays Medical CenterHays, KS	$2,777
Wesley Medical CenterWichita, KS	$2,749
Stormont-Vail HealthcareTopeka, KS	$2,727

Level 4 ENT Procedures in other states

Alabama · $2,668 Idaho · $2,653 Louisiana · $2,647 Missouri · $2,633 North Carolina · $2,589 Ohio · $2,540 South Carolina · $2,663 Tennessee · $2,594

Questions

How much does level 4 ent procedures cost in Kansas?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 4 ent procedures (APC 5164) at 22 hospitals in Kansas was billed at $22,855 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $2,598, of which Medicare paid $2,050. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in Kansas, average charges were 8.8 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.

Level 4 ENT Procedures in Kansas