US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$37,044typical hospital bill
$9,555typical amount paid
$9,308–$10,982range paid across 7 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $37,044 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers13$36,460$9,308
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs12$43,218$9,484
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock12$37,044$9,531
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro12$47,292$9,555
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville13$50,832$10,151
White County Medical CenterSearcy15$23,109$10,716
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith12$21,851$10,982

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.