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Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes Cost in Arkansas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 56 Arkansas hospitals. CPT 99291. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $1,087
📉 Low $65.00
📈 High $9,567
🏥 56 hospitals
🏛️ 43 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $281
Hospital comparison — Arkansas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 56 of 56 hospitals.
Billed more than $1,087 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Centene | UHC | Cigna | Humana | Aetna | MultiPlan | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCY HOSPITAL NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ROGERS |
$65.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH - JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$91.50 | $374 | $1,125 | — | $807 | — | $776 | — | $784 |
| UNITY HEALTH - NEWPORT NEWPORT |
$91.50 | $512 | — | — | $1,706 | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER SEARCY |
$98.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT MORRILTON MORRILTON |
$119 | $129 | $136 | $133 | $133 | $129 | $136 | $2,880 | — |
| MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM MENA |
$182 | $374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH JONESBORO |
$231 | $281 | $196 | — | $192 | $192 | $192 | — | — |
| LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WALNUT RIDGE |
$257 | $205 | $192 | — | $231 | $192 | — | — | — |
| BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER WARREN |
$274 | $1,700 | $284 | $284 | — | $287 | $438 | — | — |
| OZARK HEALTH CLINTON |
$292 | $211 | $210 | $760 | $393 | $211 | $219 | — | $211 |
| ST. BERNARDS CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FALLS BLVD S WYNNE |
$355 | $196 | $196 | — | $202 | $192 | — | — | — |
| STONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$369 | $374 | $866 | $825 | $850 | — | $123 | $344 | $842 |
| WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$369 | $374 | $866 | $825 | $850 | — | $123 | $344 | $842 |
| BAXTER HEALTH FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL SALEM |
$400 | $571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $211 |
| MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL MCGEHEE |
$409 | $512 | $211 | $2,358 | $366 | $213 | — | — | $211 |
| JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PINE BLUFF |
$422 | $374 | $784 | $784 | $750 | $769 | $338 | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - ARKADELPHIA TWIN RIVERS DRIVE ARKADELPHIA |
$471 | $1,143 | $1,278 | $2,907 | $2,340 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-EL DORADO WEST GROVE STREET EL DORADO |
$471 | $1,143 | $1,278 | $2,907 | $2,340 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HEBER SPRINGS BYPASS ROAD HEBER SPRINGS |
$471 | $1,143 | $1,278 | $2,907 | $2,340 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL PARIS PARIS |
$645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE BOONEVILLE |
$645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OZARK OZARK |
$645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL WALDRON WALDRON |
$645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BERRYVILLE BERRYVILLE |
$662 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLARKSVILLE |
$910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NASHVILLE |
$920 | $2,300 | — | — | — | $2,300 | — | — | — |
| DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DUMAS |
$1,058 | $374 | $211 | $691 | — | $471 | — | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT NORTH SHERWOOD |
$1,077 | $751 | $811 | $796 | $790 | $796 | $811 | $2,880 | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM LITTLE ROCK |
$1,087 | $374 | $841 | $825 | $790 | $825 | $827 | $2,880 | — |
| ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER W KINGSHIGHWAY PARAGOULD |
$1,141 | $102 | $140 | $100 | $105 | $100 | — | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH VAN BUREN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL DRIVE VAN BUREN |
$1,183 | $816 | $852 | $828 | $2,340 | $808 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - LITTLE ROCK BAPTIST HEALTH DRIVE LITTLE ROCK |
$1,183 | $792 | $826 | $803 | $2,340 | $784 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HOT SPRING COUNTY SCHNEIDER DRIVE MALVERN |
$1,183 | $806 | $841 | $817 | $2,340 | $798 | — | $85.00 | — |
| MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MAGNOLIA |
$1,183 | $792 | $826 | $803 | $2,340 | $784 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-DREW COUNTY SCOGIN DRIVE MONTICELLO |
$1,183 | $822 | $858 | $833 | $2,340 | $814 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-STUTTGART NORTH BUERKLE ROAD STUTTGART |
$1,183 | $840 | $876 | $851 | $2,340 | $831 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-CONWAY EXCHANGE AVENUE CONWAY |
$1,183 | $792 | $826 | $803 | $2,340 | $784 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH TOWSON AVENUE FORT SMITH |
$1,183 | $816 | $852 | $828 | $2,340 | $808 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - NORTH LITTLE ROCK SPRINGHILL DRIVE NORTH LITTLE ROCK |
$1,183 | $792 | $826 | $803 | $2,340 | $784 | — | $85.00 | — |
| ST. BERNARDS FIVE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL CENTER DR POCAHONTAS |
$1,202 | $196 | $196 | — | $202 | $192 | — | — | — |
| SOUTH MISSISSIPPI COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OSCEOLA |
$1,221 | $863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $863 |
| GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BLYTHEVILLE |
$1,221 | $374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DARDANELLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RD SDARDANELLETREET DARDANELLE |
$1,241 | $28.00 | $35.00 | $28.00 | $40.00 | $28.28 | $28.00 | — | — |
| UAMS MEDICAL CENTER LITTLE ROCK |
$1,337 | $32.00 | $795 | $795 | $803 | $795 | $65.00 | $75.00 | — |
| SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER S MAIN STREET HOPE |
$1,432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CAMDEN |
$2,000 | $93.05 | $93.05 | $93.05 | $93.05 | $93.05 | $93.05 | — | $93.05 |
| CHICOT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER LAKE VILLAGE |
$2,114 | $374 | $1,057 | $909 | — | $829 | $846 | — | $276 |
| FORT SMITH ER & HOSPITAL PHOENIX AVE FORT SMITH |
$2,119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CABOT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL WILLIE RAY DR CABOT |
$2,119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IZARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL CALICO ROCK |
$2,555 | $360 | $290 | $211 | — | $211 | $211 | — | $211 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$2,858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$2,858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL HOT SPRINGS HOT SPRINGS |
$3,564 | $452 | $841 | $825 | $560 | $801 | $841 | $2,851 | — |
| SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL PARK DRIVE BENTON |
$4,807 | $1,523 | $1,212 | $1,264 | $1,750 | $1,248 | $980 | — | — |
| ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WEST MAIN STREET RUSSELLVILLE |
$8,716 | $770 | $1,719 | $772 | — | $811 | $1,191 | — | — |
| NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER MALVERN AVE HOT SPRINGS |
$9,567 | $5,706 | $1,130 | $1,294 | — | $2,349 | $1,099 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99291, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,631 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $1,087 for this?
That is the median of what the 56 Arkansas hospitals above publish for Critical care, first 30-74 minutes — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 99291 in Arkansas, Medicare reimburses about $281 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Arkansas range from $65.00 to $9,567 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.9x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does critical care, first 30-74 minutes cost in Arkansas?
- Cash prices for critical care, first 30-74 minutes (CPT 99291) in Arkansas range from $65.00 to $9,567, with a median of $1,087. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest critical care, first 30-74 minutes in Arkansas?
- The cheapest Arkansas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $65.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Arkansas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99291 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.