US Health Care Costs

Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale in Arkansas

MS-DRG 175: Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale

$43,972typical hospital bill
$10,163typical amount paid
$9,062–$11,553range paid across 9 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,972 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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 - Fort SmithFort Smith11$33,330$9,062
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro11$35,967$9,454
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville13$54,966$9,627
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs14$28,606$9,811
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers18$43,972$10,163
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith20$41,708$10,402
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock20$59,115$11,209
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock23$64,114$11,438
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff13$59,748$11,553

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.