US Health Care Costs

Urinary tract infection, with major complications in Arkansas

MS-DRG 689: Kidney and urinary tract infections with mcc

$31,647typical hospital bill
$8,284typical amount paid
$6,907–$12,641range paid across 26 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,647 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Arkansas Heart Hospital-EncoreBryant16$16,065$6,907
Baxter HealthMountain Home40$13,198$7,490
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville46$30,872$7,648
St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville12$52,847$7,682
National Park Medical CenterHot Springs19$75,273$7,759
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro58$25,076$7,768
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith55$41,963$7,819
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway22$47,545$7,856
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro75$31,798$7,878
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs66$24,146$7,980
Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock19$30,701$8,017
Saline Memorial HospitalBenton30$21,738$8,107
Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould22$23,802$8,273
Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale28$66,893$8,295
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway58$37,496$8,352
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock87$46,756$8,420
White River Medical CenterBatesville69$15,594$8,472
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith77$22,585$8,579
South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado25$55,790$8,628
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers48$34,981$8,695
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello26$36,497$8,838
Chambers Memorial HospitalDanville26$9,455$9,134
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff22$38,014$9,135
White County Medical CenterSearcy70$17,667$9,461
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock59$32,055$10,010
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock23$31,496$12,641

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.