Screening colonoscopy cost in Arkansas

Prices at 25 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $656 — 45% below the US median ($1,202), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ozark Health Clinton, AR $256 $289 ★ 4/5 132 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia Arkadelphia, AR $516 $1,456 — 94 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs Heber Springs, AR $517 $1,456 ★ 3/5 110 min —
Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR $570 — ★ 4/5 222 min —
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $620 $265 — 73 min —
Mercy Hospital Paris Paris, AR $626 $275 ★ 5/5 118 min —
Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark, AR $626 $173 — 109 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County Monticello, AR $645 $1,348 ★ 2/5 122 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway Conway, AR $645 $1,348 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $648 $1,348 ★ 1/5 186 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $648 $1,348 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Baptist Health-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $653 $1,348 ★ 2/5 124 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Stuttgart, AR $656 $1,348 ★ 3/5 106 min —
Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital Salem, AR $755 $845 — — —
Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville, AR $781 $715 ★ 4/5 90 min —
Saline Memorial Hospital Benton, AR $880 $845 ★ 3/5 158 min —
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff, AR $884 $865 ★ 1/5 198 min —
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR $960 $896 ★ 2/5 285 min —
Arkansas State Hospital Little Rock, AR $960 $896 — — —
Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, AR $1,026 $184 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Piggott Community Hospital Piggott, AR $1,135 $700 ★ 3/5 118 min —
National Park Medical Center Hot Springs, AR $2,277 $867 ★ 2/5 153 min —
Izard Regional Hospital Llc Calico Rock, AR $2,382 $286 — 129 min —
St Marys Regional Medical Center Russellville, AR $2,906 $871 ★ 4/5 156 min —
Mena Regional Health System Mena, AR $4,952 $845 — 134 min —

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,066
Cash / self-pay
$656
Insurer-negotiated
$866
Medicare pays
$378
$538$2,340
Median cash $656  ·  Medicare $378  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $656 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($378). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($757).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,066 list price could save about $1,410 (68%).

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