US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in Arkansas

MS-DRG 221: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$96,213average hospital bill
$28,662average amount paid

One Arkansas hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $96,213, about 3.4 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock15$96,213$28,662

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.