US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 236: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization without mcc

$155,504typical hospital bill
$26,758typical amount paid
$24,973–$35,257range paid across 7 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $155,504 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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 Rock144$78,970$24,973
Baxter HealthMountain Home19$84,766$25,105
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville25$155,504$26,516
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro12$193,492$26,758
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro17$90,165$27,063
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock27$181,234$30,539
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock20$205,384$35,257

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.