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 ★ 2/5 124 min —
Baptist Health-Van Buren Van Buren, AR $23 $52 — 71 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $23 $51 ★ 1/5 186 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County Monticello, AR $23 $53 ★ 2/5 122 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Stuttgart, AR $23 $54 ★ 3/5 106 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County Malvern, AR $23 $52 — 100 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $23 $51 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway Conway, AR $23 $51 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $28 — — 130 min —
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $28 — — 103 min —
CHI St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $28 $10 — 98 min —
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $28 $47 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $29 $10 — 90 min —
McGehee Hospital Mcgehee, AR $30 $40 — 142 min —
Ozark Health Clinton, AR $31 $11 ★ 4/5 132 min —
Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, AR $33 $49 ★ 4/5 143 min —
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR $34 $29 ★ 2/5 149 min —
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR $38 $52 ★ 2/5 184 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs Heber Springs, AR $43 $57 ★ 3/5 110 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia Arkadelphia, AR $43 $57 — 94 min —
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR $66 $46 ★ 2/5 178 min —
Mercy Hospital Paris Paris, AR $66 $30 ★ 5/5 118 min —
Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark, AR $66 $30 — 109 min —
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $66 $28 — 73 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR $67 $74 ★ 3/5 128 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)

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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