Prices at 35 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $132 — 59% below the US median ($318), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | Pine Bluff, AR | $50 | $99 | ★ 1/5 | 198 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs | Heber Springs, AR | $71 | $121 | ★ 3/5 | 110 min | — |
| Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Llc | Hope, AR | $79 | $196 | — | 76 min | — |
| Southwest Regional Medical Center Llc | Hope, AR | $79 | $196 | — | — | — |
| Baptist Health-Van Buren | Van Buren, AR | $93 | $108 | — | 71 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock, AR | $93 | $105 | ★ 1/5 | 186 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County | Monticello, AR | $93 | $109 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County | Malvern, AR | $93 | $106 | — | 100 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $93 | $105 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway | Conway, AR | $93 | $105 | ★ 2/5 | 145 min | — |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $112 | $101 | ★ 2/5 | 285 min | — |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock, AR | $112 | $101 | — | — | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | Jonesboro, AR | $113 | $147 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc | West Memphis, AR | $113 | $147 | — | 139 min | — |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital | Walnut Ridge, AR | $117 | $27 | — | 90 min | — |
| Unity Health-Jacksonville | Jacksonville, AR | $130 | — | — | 130 min | — |
| Unity Health-Newport | Newport, AR | $130 | — | — | 103 min | — |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | Conway, AR | $133 | $108 | ★ 2/5 | 178 min | — |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center | Dardanelle, AR | $191 | $147 | — | 74 min | — |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center | Harrison, AR | $194 | $42 | ★ 2/5 | 149 min | — |
| McGehee Hospital | Mcgehee, AR | $214 | $282 | — | 142 min | — |
| Baxter Health | Mountain Home, AR | $215 | $124 | ★ 2/5 | 184 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $218 | $97 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Ozark Health | Clinton, AR | $238 | $139 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron | Waldron, AR | $248 | $106 | — | 73 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 September 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)
Typical cash price here is $132 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($39). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($77).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $370 list price could save about $239 (64%).
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