Prices at 5 hospitals in Little Rock, AR, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $12 — 73% below the US median ($43), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $7 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $7 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $12 | $6 | — | — | — |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $55 | $6 | ★ 2/5 | 285 min | — |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $55 | $6 | — | — | — |
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 $12 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($6). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($12).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $27 list price could save about $15 (57%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Mendelsohn, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 3,260 |
| Andrew Briggler, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 1,195 |
| Appalanaidu Sasapu, M.D | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 739 |
| Ryan Hall, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 624 |
| Thomas Sneed, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 558 |
| Kewen Jauss, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 302 |
| Iris Kennedy, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Little Rock, AR | 231 |
| Brad Baltz, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 212 |
| Rhonda Gentry, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 204 |
| Naveen Yarlagadda, MD | Hematology-Oncology | Little Rock, AR | 163 |
| Timothy Goodson, M.D. | Urology | Little Rock, AR | 160 |
| Tamera Douglas | Nurse Practitioner | Little Rock, AR | 38 |
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