US Health Care Costs

Pleural Effusion with Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 186: Pleural effusion with mcc

$86,590average hospital bill
$11,055average amount paid

One Arkansas hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $86,590, about 7.8 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock11$86,590$11,055

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.