US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 388: Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc

$43,606typical hospital bill
$10,317typical amount paid
$9,576–$14,885range paid across 6 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,606 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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 Rock22$41,629$9,576
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro11$55,508$9,846
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs12$56,745$10,203
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock13$29,063$10,431
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock17$45,583$12,112
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock11$31,369$14,885

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.