Blood type and screen cost in Arkansas

Prices at 44 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $66 — 24% below the US median ($87), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Health-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $23 $52 ★ 2/5 114 min 15.2%
Baptist Health-Van Buren Van Buren, AR $23 $52 70 min
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $23 $51 ★ 1/5 213 min 15.8%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County Monticello, AR $23 $53 ★ 2/5 126 min 18.1%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Stuttgart, AR $23 $54 ★ 3/5 101 min 15.0%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County Malvern, AR $23 $52 100 min 15.0%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $23 $51 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway Conway, AR $23 $51 ★ 2/5 148 min 15.6%
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $28 130 min 15.2%
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $28 104 min 15.4%
CHI St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $28 $10 93 min 15.0%
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $28 $47 ★ 3/5 210 min 14.7%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $29 $10 93 min 15.0%
McGehee Hospital Mcgehee, AR $30 $40 142 min 14.9%
Ozark Health Clinton, AR $31 $11 ★ 4/5 150 min 14.7%
Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, AR $33 $49 ★ 4/5 144 min 15.5%
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR $34 $29 ★ 2/5 146 min 15.1%
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR $38 $52 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.7%
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs Heber Springs, AR $43 $57 ★ 3/5 115 min 15.2%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia Arkadelphia, AR $43 $57 95 min 15.2%
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR $66 $46 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.1%
Mercy Hospital Paris Paris, AR $66 $30 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.4%
Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark, AR $66 $30 108 min 14.8%
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $66 $28 76 min 15.4%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR $67 $74 ★ 3/5 128 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)
$110
Cash / self-pay
$66
Insurer-negotiated
$50
Medicare pays
$10
$23$100
Median cash $66  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $66 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $110 list price could save about $44 (40%).

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