Newborn hospital care cost in Arkansas

Prices at 8 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $92 — 33% below the US median ($137), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $28 130 min 15.2%
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $28 104 min 15.4%
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR $87 $110 ★ 2/5 146 min 15.1%
Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR $92 ★ 4/5 216 min 13.3%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $101 $88 93 min 15.0%
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $135 $109 111 min 15.2%
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff, AR $136 $110 ★ 1/5 200 min 15.3%

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 July 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$130
Cash / self-pay
$92
Insurer-negotiated
$110
Medicare pays
$58
$28$136
Median cash $92  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $92 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($58). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $130 list price could save about $37 (29%).

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