US Health Care Costs

Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections with Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 862: Postoperative and post-traumatic infections with mcc

$47,001typical hospital bill
$13,248typical amount paid
$12,678–$23,669range paid across 3 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,001 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock17$46,360$12,678
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock21$47,001$13,248
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock15$64,701$23,669

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.