Kidney ultrasound cost in Little Rock, AR

Prices at 5 hospitals in Little Rock, AR, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $155 — 69% below the US median ($502), roughly 1.9× 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%
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR $155 $101 ★ 2/5 253 min 14.7%
Arkansas State Hospital Little Rock, AR $155 $101
CHI-St Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR $216 $106 ★ 3/5 183 min 14.7%
Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR $569 $98

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)
$258
Cash / self-pay
$155
Insurer-negotiated
$101
Medicare pays
$84
$93$427
Median cash $155  ·  Medicare $84  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $155 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($84). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($167).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $258 list price could save about $103 (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
Kevin Forte, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR801
Paul ChismDiagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR750
Ryan Fitzgerald, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR697
William Henry, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR565
Martin Robinson, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR555
Wischelle WilliamsNurse PractitionerLittle Rock, AR290
Rajesh Sethi, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR259
John Baden, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR203
Natalie Byars, CNPNurse PractitionerLittle Rock, AR172
Peter Lindley, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR165
David Jong, MDDiagnostic RadiologyLittle Rock, AR142
Kevin Claybrook, M.D.UrologyLittle Rock, AR132

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