US Health Care Costs

Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 180: Respiratory neoplasms with mcc

$77,764typical hospital bill
$11,911typical amount paid
$11,585–$15,824range paid across 3 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $77,764 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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 Rock20$78,469$11,585
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville12$42,765$11,911
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock11$77,764$15,824

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.