US Health Care Costs

Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug in Arkansas

MS-DRG 065: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours

$31,949typical hospital bill
$7,263typical amount paid
$6,551–$10,686range paid across 19 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,949 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Baxter HealthMountain Home19$15,385$6,551
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro33$35,825$6,743
Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale13$60,177$6,851
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway20$37,038$6,878
St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood41$40,428$6,902
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro86$17,004$6,939
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith39$39,982$6,970
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville91$31,171$7,220
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock126$39,264$7,262
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs64$26,971$7,263
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock28$31,949$7,455
South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado13$60,935$7,483
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers33$33,759$7,552
White River Medical CenterBatesville23$15,570$7,565
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith63$28,290$7,931
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff23$31,009$8,294
White County Medical CenterSearcy15$27,554$8,705
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock34$37,957$9,102
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock40$25,075$10,686

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.