Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications in Arkansas

MS-DRG 377: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc

$52,765typical hospital bill

$12,700typical amount paid

$11,290–$18,622range paid across 16 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,765 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Baxter Health	Mountain Home	23	$31,075	$11,290
Baptist Health - Fort Smith	Fort Smith	32	$64,678	$11,499
Washington Regional Medical Center	Fayetteville	40	$56,062	$11,734
St Bernards Medical Center	Jonesboro	38	$33,991	$11,897
Chi-St Vincent Infirmary	Little Rock	58	$55,538	$12,063
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc	Conway	26	$43,076	$12,293
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs	Hot Springs	30	$42,280	$12,382
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.	Jonesboro	43	$51,919	$12,535
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas	Rogers	40	$53,610	$12,865
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith	Fort Smith	57	$38,900	$12,944
White River Medical Center	Batesville	17	$40,089	$13,466
Northwest Medical Center-Springdale	Springdale	17	$142,883	$13,640
White County Medical Center	Searcy	23	$26,480	$13,961
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock	Little Rock	79	$71,178	$14,095
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock	North Little Rock	60	$54,914	$14,829
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences	Little Rock	26	$55,896	$18,622

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.