Kidney ultrasound (limited) cost in Little Rock, AR

Prices at 5 hospitals in Little Rock, AR, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $142 — 68% below the US median ($444), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $52 $105 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR $130 $93
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR $142 $101 ★ 2/5 253 min 14.7%
Arkansas State Hospital Little Rock, AR $142 $101
CHI-St Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR $211 $106 ★ 3/5 183 min 14.7%

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)
$237
Cash / self-pay
$142
Insurer-negotiated
$101
Medicare pays
$61
$83$184
Median cash $142  ·  Medicare $61  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $142 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($61). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($122).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $237 list price could save about $95 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Little Rock

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Kenneth Gathright, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR76
Joseph Konrad, M.D.Interventional RadiologyLittle Rock, AR15
Megan Chang, M.D.Interventional RadiologyLittle Rock, AR11

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