Chest X-ray cost in Arkansas

Prices at 46 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $110 — 54% below the US median ($237), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs Heber Springs, AR $36 $86 ★ 3/5 115 min 15.2%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia Arkadelphia, AR $36 $86 95 min 15.2%
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $45 $85 ★ 1/5 213 min 15.8%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County Monticello, AR $45 $87 ★ 2/5 126 min 18.1%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $45 $85 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Baptist Health-Van Buren Van Buren, AR $45 $86 70 min
Baptist Health-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $45 $86 ★ 2/5 114 min 15.2%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Stuttgart, AR $45 $88 ★ 3/5 101 min 15.0%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County Malvern, AR $45 $86 100 min 15.0%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway Conway, AR $45 $86 ★ 2/5 148 min 15.6%
Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, AR $48 $34 ★ 4/5 144 min 15.5%
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff, AR $50 $83 ★ 1/5 200 min 15.3%
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR $74 $84 ★ 2/5 253 min 14.7%
Arkansas State Hospital Little Rock, AR $74 $84
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR $80 $88 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.7%
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $81 130 min 15.2%
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $81 104 min 15.4%
Little River Memorial Hospital Ashdown, AR $84 $91 160 min 14.9%
Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $88 $220 98 min 14.7%
Southwest Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $88 $220
Arkansas Surgical Hospital No Little Rock, AR $92 $81 152 min 14.3%
Howard Memorial Hospital Nashville, AR $104 $261 ★ 3/5 106 min 15.4%
CHI St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $110 $125 93 min 15.0%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $114 $20 93 min 15.0%
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR $121 $77 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.1%

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)
$298
Cash / self-pay
$110
Insurer-negotiated
$88
Medicare pays
$37
$45$276
Median cash $110  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $110 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($37). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $298 list price could save about $187 (63%).

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