US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 433: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with cc

$21,299typical hospital bill
$7,457typical amount paid
$6,899–$8,014range paid across 2 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $21,299 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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
Baxter HealthMountain Home12$17,355$6,899
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith12$25,242$8,014

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.