US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 282: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive without cc/mcc

$28,378typical hospital bill
$5,090typical amount paid
$4,377–$5,345range paid across 5 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,378 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock11$11,066$4,377
Baxter HealthMountain Home11$15,453$4,721
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway11$38,882$5,090
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs11$28,378$5,322
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway11$37,693$5,345

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.