Office visit, new patient (level 3) cost in Arkansas

Prices at 36 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $100 — 47% below the US median ($190), roughly 0.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR $28 $67
Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc Springdale, AR $28 $67
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR $48 $156 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.3%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc West Memphis, AR $48 $156 147 min 14.7%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia Arkadelphia, AR $50 $107 95 min 15.2%
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $56 130 min 15.2%
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $56 104 min 15.4%
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR $58 $84 ★ 2/5 146 min 15.1%
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR $59 $74 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.1%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $59 $79 93 min 15.0%
CHI St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $67 $133 93 min 15.0%
CHI-St Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR $70 $74 ★ 3/5 183 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $73 $72 ★ 3/5 210 min 14.7%
Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $76 $190 98 min 14.7%
Southwest Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $76 $190
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle, AR $88 $101 67 min 14.9%
Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, AR $88 $70 ★ 4/5 144 min 15.5%
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $100 $107 ★ 1/5 213 min 15.8%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County Monticello, AR $100 $107 ★ 2/5 126 min 18.1%
Baptist Health-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $100 $107 ★ 2/5 114 min 15.2%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Stuttgart, AR $100 $107 ★ 3/5 101 min 15.0%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $100 $107 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Howard Memorial Hospital Nashville, AR $114 $285 ★ 3/5 106 min 15.4%
Ozark Health Clinton, AR $116 $88 ★ 4/5 150 min 14.7%
Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR $123 ★ 4/5 216 min 13.3%

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 June 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)
$242
Cash / self-pay
$100
Insurer-negotiated
$101
Medicare pays
$118
$49$204
Median cash $100  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $100 — about 0.8× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $242 list price could save about $142 (59%).

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