Prices at 25 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,149 — 39% below the US median ($1,871), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Health-Jacksonville | Jacksonville, AR | $237 | — | — | 130 min | — |
| Unity Health-Newport | Newport, AR | $237 | — | — | 103 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | Jonesboro, AR | $509 | $2,239 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc | West Memphis, AR | $509 | $2,239 | — | 139 min | — |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital | Walnut Ridge, AR | $572 | $556 | — | 90 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock, AR | $617 | $1,652 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $617 | $1,652 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Baptist Health-Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $638 | $1,703 | ★ 2/5 | 124 min | — |
| St Vincent Medical Center/north | Sherwood, AR | $873 | $1,525 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| CHI St Vincent Morrilton | Morrilton, AR | $875 | $1,255 | — | 98 min | — |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $881 | $1,533 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville | Berryville, AR | $1,125 | $464 | — | 114 min | — |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | Conway, AR | $1,172 | $1,501 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $1,465 | $1,575 | ★ 2/5 | 285 min | — |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $1,465 | $1,575 | — | — | — |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center | Dardanelle, AR | $1,594 | $2,089 | — | 74 min | — |
| Baxter Health | Mountain Home, AR | $2,022 | $1,708 | ★ 2/5 | 184 min | — |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | Fayetteville, AR | $3,032 | $1,309 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | Hot Springs, AR | $3,400 | $1,587 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | — |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $3,791 | $1,544 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc | Springdale, AR | $3,791 | $1,544 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $6,017 | $1,386 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | Rogers, AR | $6,404 | $1,457 | ★ 5/5 | 165 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville | Booneville, AR | $7,958 | $1,426 | ★ 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 $1,149 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($492). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($984).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,385 list price could save about $2,236 (66%).
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