US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 660: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with cc

$37,034typical hospital bill
$9,801typical amount paid
$8,817–$10,502range paid across 10 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $37,034 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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 CenterJonesboro21$20,068$8,817
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith15$50,394$9,163
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway13$36,672$9,621
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs14$35,973$9,745
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock20$52,415$9,746
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville14$47,084$9,856
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers15$49,666$9,958
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith12$32,153$10,366
White River Medical CenterBatesville13$36,303$10,414
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock12$37,397$10,502

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.