US Health Care Costs

Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Cc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 406: Pancreas, liver and shunt procedures with cc

$91,857typical hospital bill
$26,952typical amount paid
$25,964–$27,940range paid across 2 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $91,857 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
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock15$62,367$25,964
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock14$121,348$27,940

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.