Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Arkansas

Prices at 45 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $181 — 13% below the US median ($208), roughly 16.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff, AR $42 $118 ★ 1/5 200 min 15.3%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $49 $43 93 min 15.0%
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs Heber Springs, AR $59 $586 ★ 3/5 115 min 15.2%
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $72 130 min 15.2%
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $72 104 min 15.4%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR $73 $122 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.3%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc West Memphis, AR $73 $122 147 min 14.7%
Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, AR $79 $12 ★ 4/5 144 min 15.5%
Howard Memorial Hospital Nashville, AR $90 $225 ★ 3/5 106 min 15.4%
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR $109 $148 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.1%
CHI St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $113 $215 93 min 15.0%
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR $117 $81 ★ 2/5 253 min 14.7%
Arkansas State Hospital Little Rock, AR $117 $81
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR $161 $12 ★ 2/5 146 min 15.1%
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle, AR $163 $203 67 min 14.9%
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $164 $78 76 min 15.4%
Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR $169 $134 ★ 4/5 216 min 13.3%
Arkansas Surgical Hospital No Little Rock, AR $178 $84 152 min 14.3%
Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $181 $452 98 min 14.7%
Southwest Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $181 $452
Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark, AR $182 $82 108 min 14.8%
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR $183 $79 ★ 5/5 162 min 14.0%
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $183 $81 ★ 3/5 210 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital Paris Paris, AR $187 $92 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.4%
St Vincent Medical Center/north Sherwood, AR $189 $280 ★ 4/5 126 min 15.0%

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)
$325
Cash / self-pay
$181
Insurer-negotiated
$132
Medicare pays
$11
$52$455
Median cash $181  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $181 — about 16.4× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $325 list price could save about $144 (44%).

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