Prices at 4 hospitals in Little Rock, AR, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $53 — 15% below the US median ($63), roughly 5.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $28 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $53 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | 285 min | — |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $53 | $10 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $106 | $11 | — | — | — |
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 $53 — about 5.5× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($19).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $99 list price could save about $46 (46%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Thrasher, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Little Rock, AR | 1,180 |
| Shunzhong Bao, M.D. | Endocrinology | Little Rock, AR | 1,156 |
| Allen Redding, M.D. | Endocrinology | Little Rock, AR | 1,041 |
| Nidhi Jain, MD | Endocrinology | Little Rock, AR | 852 |
| Zulekha Hamid, MD | Endocrinology | Little Rock, AR | 826 |
| Heath Showalter, MD | Internal Medicine | Little Rock, AR | 617 |
| Beth Crowder, ANP | Nurse Practitioner | Little Rock, AR | 556 |
| Irina Lendel, MD | Endocrinology | Little Rock, AR | 499 |
| Apolinar Bordador, MD | Internal Medicine | Little Rock, AR | 443 |
| Raymond Edwards, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Little Rock, AR | 378 |
| Mark Dyer, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Little Rock, AR | 361 |
| Jennifer Co, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Little Rock, AR | 333 |
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