Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in Arkansas

Prices at 32 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $298 — 50% below the US median ($601), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR $158 $458 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.3%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc West Memphis, AR $158 $458 147 min 14.7%
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $160 130 min 15.2%
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $160 104 min 15.4%
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR $212 $297 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.1%
St Vincent Medical Center/north Sherwood, AR $241 $319 ★ 4/5 126 min 15.0%
CHI-St Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR $243 $331 ★ 3/5 183 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR $249 $299 ★ 5/5 162 min 14.0%
Mercy Hospital Paris Paris, AR $252 $233 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.4%
Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark, AR $252 $127 108 min 14.8%
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $252 $151 76 min 15.4%
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $259 $303 ★ 3/5 210 min 14.7%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $262 $230 93 min 15.0%
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle, AR $288 $433 67 min 14.9%
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR $298 $318 ★ 2/5 253 min 14.7%
Arkansas State Hospital Little Rock, AR $298 $318
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR $319 $410 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.7%
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $320 $449 ★ 1/5 213 min 15.8%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County Monticello, AR $320 $449 ★ 2/5 126 min 18.1%
Baptist Health-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $320 $449 ★ 2/5 114 min 15.2%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $320 $449 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs Heber Springs, AR $320 $497 ★ 3/5 115 min 15.2%
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $334 $199 111 min 15.2%
Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR $425 $362 ★ 4/5 216 min 13.3%
Ozark Health Clinton, AR $515 $307 ★ 4/5 150 min 14.7%

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 July 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)
$739
Cash / self-pay
$298
Insurer-negotiated
$318
Medicare pays
$133
$160$645
Median cash $298  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $298 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($133). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $739 list price could save about $441 (60%).

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