US Health Care Costs

Nervous System Neoplasms with Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 054: Nervous system neoplasms with mcc

$43,030typical hospital bill
$10,492typical amount paid
$9,080–$11,904range paid across 2 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,030 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood25$27,823$9,080
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock11$58,238$11,904

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.