US Health Care Costs

Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications in Arkansas

MS-DRG 378: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with cc

$29,915typical hospital bill
$7,153typical amount paid
$6,355–$10,441range paid across 20 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,915 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 Home34$18,398$6,355
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith29$43,921$6,486
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro64$22,197$6,748
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro52$35,107$6,845
Saline Memorial HospitalBenton14$29,090$6,883
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville47$30,918$6,941
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock138$35,895$7,059
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs59$30,186$7,106
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello11$27,179$7,113
Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale24$70,772$7,132
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway51$29,644$7,173
National Park Medical CenterHot Springs15$112,777$7,177
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock66$35,337$7,230
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers63$34,018$7,451
White River Medical CenterBatesville29$22,014$7,717
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith92$24,150$7,725
North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison13$20,534$7,901
White County Medical CenterSearcy61$22,133$8,299
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock66$35,647$8,587
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock30$28,470$10,441

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.