Prices at 5 hospitals in Little Rock, AR, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $59 — 37% below the US median ($94), roughly 7.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $25 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $37 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $59 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 285 min | — |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $59 | $9 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $285 | $8 | — | — | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $59 — about 7.0× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $101 list price could save about $42 (42%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Little Rock
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zulekha Hamid, MD | Endocrinology | Little Rock, AR | 1,558 |
| Kevin Claybrook, M.D. | Urology | Little Rock, AR | 487 |
| Caleb Bozeman, M.D. | Urology | Little Rock, AR | 451 |
| Thomas Sneed, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 359 |
| Lisa Ivy, ANP | Nurse Practitioner | Little Rock, AR | 356 |
| Vasili Lendel, MD | Interventional Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 313 |
| Wischelle Williams | Nurse Practitioner | Little Rock, AR | 271 |
| Abigail Connerly, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Little Rock, AR | 268 |
| Andre Paixao, MD | Internal Medicine | Little Rock, AR | 263 |
| Irina Lendel, MD | Endocrinology | Little Rock, AR | 236 |
| Carl Leding, MD | Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 221 |
| Iris Kennedy, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Little Rock, AR | 220 |
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