US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 982: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$79,795typical hospital bill
$17,439typical amount paid
$16,413–$23,878range paid across 4 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $79,795 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 InfirmaryLittle Rock15$83,575$16,413
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock17$76,015$16,853
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro14$74,025$18,024
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock13$83,612$23,878

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.