Vaccine administration cost in Arkansas

Prices at 45 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $27 — 53% below the US median ($57), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $6 $26 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Mercy Hospital Paris Paris, AR $6 $9 ★ 5/5 118 min —
Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark, AR $6 $7 — 109 min —
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $6 $9 — 73 min —
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR $13 $28 ★ 5/5 165 min —
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $18 $14 — 114 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs Heber Springs, AR $21 $94 ★ 3/5 110 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia Arkadelphia, AR $21 $94 — 94 min —
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $22 — — 130 min —
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $22 — — 103 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $23 $69 ★ 1/5 186 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $23 $69 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR $24 $88 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc West Memphis, AR $24 $88 — 139 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County Monticello, AR $24 $73 ★ 2/5 122 min —
Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR $24 $33 — — —
Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc Springdale, AR $24 $33 — — —
Baptist Health-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $25 $73 ★ 2/5 124 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County Malvern, AR $25 $72 — 100 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway Conway, AR $25 $71 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Stuttgart, AR $25 $75 ★ 3/5 106 min —
Baptist Health-Van Buren Van Buren, AR $25 $73 — 71 min —
Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville, AR $28 $21 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Little River Memorial Hospital Ashdown, AR $30 $29 — 160 min —
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR $30 $21 ★ 2/5 149 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)
$98
Cash / self-pay
$27
Insurer-negotiated
$69
Medicare pays
$19
$15$86
Median cash $27  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $27 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($19). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $98 list price could save about $71 (73%).

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