Prices at 31 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,365 — 7% below the US median ($5,766), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Health | Clinton, AR | $943 | $700 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | Fayetteville, AR | $1,249 | — | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron | Waldron, AR | $1,446 | $756 | — | 73 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Paris | Paris, AR | $1,502 | $756 | ★ 5/5 | 118 min | — |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | Pine Bluff, AR | $1,623 | $5,625 | ★ 1/5 | 198 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs | Heber Springs, AR | $2,168 | $8,455 | ★ 3/5 | 110 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia | Arkadelphia, AR | $2,364 | $8,455 | — | 94 min | — |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $3,669 | $5,353 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | Conway, AR | $4,188 | $5,282 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark | Ozark, AR | $4,802 | $690 | — | 109 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County | Monticello, AR | $5,134 | $6,219 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Baptist Health-Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $5,327 | $6,177 | ★ 2/5 | 124 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock, AR | $5,365 | $5,992 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $5,365 | $5,992 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $5,771 | $5,850 | ★ 2/5 | 285 min | — |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $5,771 | $5,850 | — | — | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway | Conway, AR | $6,117 | $5,992 | ★ 2/5 | 145 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart | Stuttgart, AR | $6,364 | $6,355 | ★ 3/5 | 106 min | — |
| Baxter Health | Mountain Home, AR | $7,518 | $5,937 | ★ 2/5 | 184 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $7,569 | $5,335 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $9,067 | $3,899 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc | Springdale, AR | $9,067 | $3,899 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville | Berryville, AR | $9,583 | $643 | — | 114 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | Rogers, AR | $10,987 | $5,251 | ★ 5/5 | 165 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville | Booneville, AR | $13,671 | $5,831 | ★ 4/5 | 72 min | — |
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 $5,365 — about 8.2× the Medicare rate ($658). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,316).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $11,644 list price could save about $6,279 (54%).
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