US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$18,410typical hospital bill
$4,382typical amount paid
$3,701–$5,299range paid across 11 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $18,410 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
Baxter HealthMountain Home12$9,076$3,701
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro17$20,456$4,091
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro18$9,577$4,135
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway13$15,946$4,202
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs18$17,507$4,274
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock15$18,410$4,382
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock23$25,279$4,472
White River Medical CenterBatesville19$9,086$4,554
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff12$22,243$4,621
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers12$23,447$4,817
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock12$19,990$5,299

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.