US Health Care Costs

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 854: Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with cc

$58,296typical hospital bill
$14,455typical amount paid
$13,323–$20,321range paid across 11 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $58,296 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro24$49,537$13,323
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock14$64,938$13,770
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs18$44,149$13,786
National Park Medical CenterHot Springs11$199,544$13,859
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro19$66,119$13,872
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway11$58,296$14,455
White River Medical CenterBatesville11$43,731$14,562
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith23$44,178$14,735
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock18$74,791$15,254
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock13$66,947$16,565
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock13$51,146$20,321

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.