Office visit (new patient) cost in Arkansas

Prices at 37 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $149 — 40% below the US median ($248), roughly 0.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR $39 $67
Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc Springdale, AR $39 $67
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia Arkadelphia, AR $61 $107 94 min
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR $63 $206 ★ 3/5 128 min
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc West Memphis, AR $63 $206 139 min
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $74 130 min
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $74 103 min
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR $79 $126 ★ 2/5 178 min
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $97 $125 90 min
CHI St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $99 $133 98 min
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $99 $118 ★ 3/5 228 min
CHI-St Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR $104 $164 ★ 3/5 173 min
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle, AR $119 $172 74 min
Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, AR $123 $83 ★ 4/5 143 min
Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $130 $325 76 min
Southwest Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $130 $325
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $149 $107 ★ 1/5 186 min
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County Monticello, AR $149 $107 ★ 2/5 122 min
Baptist Health-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $149 $107 ★ 2/5 124 min
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Stuttgart, AR $149 $107 ★ 3/5 106 min
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $149 $107 ★ 3/5 140 min
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway Conway, AR $151 $17 ★ 2/5 145 min
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $176 $149 114 min
Howard Memorial Hospital Nashville, AR $176 $440 ★ 3/5 109 min
Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR $188 ★ 4/5 222 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 September 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)
$344
Cash / self-pay
$149
Insurer-negotiated
$132
Medicare pays
$177
$63$276
Median cash $149  ·  Medicare $177  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $149 — about 0.8× the Medicare rate ($177). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($355).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $344 list price could save about $195 (57%).

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