Prices at 44 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $179 — 55% below the US median ($395), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Regional Medical Center | Clarksville, AR | $105 | $78 | ★ 4/5 | 143 min | — |
| Unity Health-Jacksonville | Jacksonville, AR | $122 | — | — | 130 min | — |
| Unity Health-Newport | Newport, AR | $122 | — | — | 103 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia | Arkadelphia, AR | $135 | $286 | — | 94 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock, AR | $135 | $209 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County | Monticello, AR | $135 | $217 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Baptist Health-Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $135 | $215 | ★ 2/5 | 124 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart | Stuttgart, AR | $135 | $222 | ★ 3/5 | 106 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County | Malvern, AR | $135 | $213 | — | 100 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $135 | $209 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Baptist Health-Van Buren | Van Buren, AR | $135 | $215 | — | 71 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway | Conway, AR | $135 | $209 | ★ 2/5 | 145 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs | Heber Springs, AR | $135 | $286 | ★ 3/5 | 110 min | — |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | Conway, AR | $139 | $176 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Little River Memorial Hospital | Ashdown, AR | $142 | $163 | — | 160 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | Jonesboro, AR | $152 | $291 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc | West Memphis, AR | $152 | $291 | — | 139 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Paris | Paris, AR | $153 | $115 | ★ 5/5 | 118 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark | Ozark, AR | $153 | $92 | — | 109 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron | Waldron, AR | $153 | $92 | — | 73 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville | Booneville, AR | $177 | $211 | ★ 4/5 | 72 min | — |
| St Vincent Medical Center/north | Sherwood, AR | $180 | $203 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| CHI St Vincent Morrilton | Morrilton, AR | $181 | $216 | — | 98 min | — |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $182 | $210 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $185 | $193 | ★ 3/5 | 228 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 $179 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($67). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($134).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $539 list price could save about $360 (67%).
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