US Health Care Costs

Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 439: Disorders of pancreas except malignancy with cc

$24,696typical hospital bill
$6,508typical amount paid
$6,100–$7,015range paid across 4 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,696 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro18$20,552$6,100
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro11$32,166$6,250
White River Medical CenterBatesville11$12,519$6,766
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock14$28,841$7,015

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.