US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures with Cc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 038: Extracranial procedures with cc

$73,030typical hospital bill
$11,790typical amount paid
$11,050–$12,529range paid across 2 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $73,030 for this stay in 2024, about 6.2 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 Rock13$88,117$11,050
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock11$57,943$12,529

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.