US Health Care Costs

Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 056: Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc

$44,736typical hospital bill
$14,369typical amount paid
$14,115–$14,807range paid across 3 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $44,736 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs11$26,633$14,115
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock14$56,583$14,369
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro13$44,736$14,807

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.