US Health Care Costs

Heart failure, with major complications in Arkansas

MS-DRG 291: Heart failure and shock with mcc

$31,402typical hospital bill
$9,249typical amount paid
$7,700–$13,628range paid across 34 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,402 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock139$18,138$7,700
Arkansas Heart Hospital-EncoreBryant33$16,581$7,812
Baxter HealthMountain Home155$16,826$8,153
St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood28$21,950$8,227
St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville74$51,279$8,475
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith167$41,365$8,567
Saline Memorial HospitalBenton53$27,110$8,631
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro179$27,144$8,711
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro241$37,263$8,726
National Park Medical CenterHot Springs38$91,417$8,728
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville161$42,617$8,748
Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould37$17,462$8,931
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, IncWest Memphis14$23,825$8,945
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway80$51,093$8,998
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs163$29,259$9,003
Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale61$70,096$9,031
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway105$47,861$9,196
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers149$37,051$9,302
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith199$28,152$9,460
South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado31$87,036$9,476
White River Medical CenterBatesville73$20,539$9,500
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock146$33,899$9,578
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello44$33,772$9,620
Chambers Memorial HospitalDanville39$10,575$9,842
Mena Regional Health SystemMena12$11,073$10,005
North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison24$16,498$10,045
Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs27$44,845$10,187
White County Medical CenterSearcy89$19,931$10,387
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff165$37,379$10,434
Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden21$17,668$10,478
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock264$62,907$10,672
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock168$50,035$10,968
Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart15$24,079$11,565
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock89$33,545$13,628

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.