Prices at 5 hospitals in Little Rock, AR, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,949 — 47% below the US median ($9,316), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $3,417 | $3,211 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $4,091 | $3,213 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $4,949 | $3,122 | ★ 2/5 | 285 min | — |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $4,949 | $3,122 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $6,832 | $3,031 | — | — | — |
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 $4,949 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($1,049). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,098).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $8,249 list price could save about $3,300 (40%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasili Lendel, MD | Interventional Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 275 |
| Wesley Lane, M.D. | Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 262 |
| Andre Paixao, MD | Internal Medicine | Little Rock, AR | 204 |
| Nureddin Almaddah, MD | Interventional Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 191 |
| Mahesh Bavineni, MD | Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 186 |
| Mahesh Anantha Narayanan, MD | Interventional Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 179 |
| Carl Leding, MD | Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 113 |
| David Jones, MD | Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 105 |
| Thomas Watts, M.D. | Interventional Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 103 |
| Patrick Tobbia, M.D. | Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 98 |
| Ian Cawich, MD | Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 98 |
| Bradley Hughes, MD | Cardiology | Little Rock, AR | 77 |
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