Prices at 19 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $934 — 56% below the US median ($2,126), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Health-Jacksonville | Jacksonville, AR | $241 | — | — | 130 min | — |
| Unity Health-Newport | Newport, AR | $241 | — | — | 103 min | — |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | Pine Bluff, AR | $410 | $844 | ★ 1/5 | 198 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock, AR | $445 | $891 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $445 | $891 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | Rogers, AR | $541 | $844 | ★ 5/5 | 165 min | — |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital | Walnut Ridge, AR | $848 | $514 | — | 90 min | — |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | Conway, AR | $863 | $755 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $934 | $927 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center | Dardanelle, AR | $1,233 | $1,074 | — | 74 min | — |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | Fayetteville, AR | $1,321 | — | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $1,970 | $1,377 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc | Springdale, AR | $1,970 | $1,377 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $2,099 | $857 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | Hot Springs, AR | $3,119 | $1,328 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | — |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $18,873 | $835 | ★ 2/5 | 285 min | — |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $18,873 | $835 | — | — | — |
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 $934 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($802). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,605).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,189 list price could save about $1,255 (57%).
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