Prices at 34 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,049 — 55% below the US median ($2,307), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Health | Mountain Home, AR | $481 | $752 | ★ 2/5 | 184 min | — |
| Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Llc | Hope, AR | $569 | $1,421 | — | 76 min | — |
| Southwest Regional Medical Center Llc | Hope, AR | $569 | $1,421 | — | — | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock, AR | $584 | $748 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| Baptist Health-Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $584 | $771 | ★ 2/5 | 124 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $584 | $748 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway | Conway, AR | $584 | $748 | ★ 2/5 | 145 min | — |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $780 | $755 | ★ 2/5 | 285 min | — |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $780 | $755 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas Surgical Hospital | No Little Rock, AR | $784 | $725 | — | 150 min | — |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | Conway, AR | $813 | $654 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Johnson Regional Medical Center | Clarksville, AR | $857 | $515 | ★ 4/5 | 143 min | — |
| Howard Memorial Hospital | Nashville, AR | $880 | $2,200 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Unity Health-Jacksonville | Jacksonville, AR | $958 | — | — | 130 min | — |
| Unity Health-Newport | Newport, AR | $958 | — | — | 103 min | — |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital | Walnut Ridge, AR | $991 | $277 | — | 90 min | — |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center | Dardanelle, AR | $1,107 | $895 | — | 74 min | — |
| CHI St Vincent Morrilton | Morrilton, AR | $1,120 | $1,257 | — | 98 min | — |
| St Vincent Medical Center/north | Sherwood, AR | $1,148 | $761 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $1,159 | $789 | ★ 3/5 | 173 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | Jonesboro, AR | $1,528 | $1,092 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc | West Memphis, AR | $1,528 | $1,092 | — | 139 min | — |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | Fayetteville, AR | $1,886 | $666 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center | Harrison, AR | $1,944 | $386 | ★ 2/5 | 149 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville | Berryville, AR | $2,106 | $851 | — | 114 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 $1,049 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($315). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($630).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,043 list price could save about $1,994 (66%).
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