US Health Care Costs

Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 438: Disorders of pancreas except malignancy with mcc

$51,762typical hospital bill
$11,975typical amount paid
$11,882–$12,067range paid across 2 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $51,762 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock18$57,243$11,882
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock16$46,282$12,067

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.