US Health Care Costs

Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 482: Hip and femur procedures except major joint without cc/mcc

$35,101typical hospital bill
$11,229typical amount paid
$10,123–$14,328range paid across 11 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $35,101 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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 Home13$28,936$10,123
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro14$35,101$10,529
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro15$22,051$10,759
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock15$56,264$10,803
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway19$46,852$11,204
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville12$48,919$11,229
South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado18$74,919$11,722
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith20$32,694$11,894
North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison13$26,911$12,302
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock16$46,797$13,032
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock13$29,868$14,328

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.