Baptist Health Medical Center-little Rock
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock charges 6.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 165 analyzed procedures, reflecting pricing patterns typical of nonprofit hospitals in Arkansas.
Little Rock, AR 72205 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.95x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.96x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
165
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.6%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $46,287 | $23,143 | — | 11x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $120,803 | $60,401 | — | 10.6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $34,470 | $17,235 | — | 9.7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $96,692 | $48,346 | — | 8.7x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $42,188 | $21,094 | — | 8.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $20,462 | $10,231 | — | 8.5x |
| DEPRESSIVE NEUROSES | 881 | $44,562 | $22,281 | — | 8.5x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $63,705 | $31,853 | — | 8.5x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $39,524 | $19,762 | — | 8.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $46,352 | $23,176 | — | 8.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $41,074 | $20,537 | — | 8.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $28,297 | $14,149 | — | 8.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $26,059 | $13,029 | — | 8.1x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $48,158 | $24,079 | — | 7.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $16,113 | $8,056 | — | 7.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $122,315 | $61,158 | — | 7.9x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 643 | $59,404 | $29,702 | — | 7.9x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $35,650 | $17,825 | — | 7.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $57,154 | $28,577 | — | 7.8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $65,837 | $32,919 | — | 7.7x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $45,120 | $22,560 | — | 7.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $30,292 | $15,146 | — | 7.5x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $65,996 | $32,998 | — | 7.5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $31,428 | $15,714 | — | 7.4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $33,678 | $16,839 | — | 7.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $35,702 | $17,851 | — | 7.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $81,441 | $40,721 | — | 7.2x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $28,640 | $14,320 | — | 7.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $77,276 | $38,638 | — | 7.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $54,532 | $27,266 | — | 7.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $35,624 | $17,812 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $67,894 | $33,947 | — | 7x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $29,422 | $14,711 | — | 7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $60,145 | $30,073 | — | 7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $163,057 | $81,528 | — | 6.9x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $64,836 | $32,418 | — | 6.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $59,687 | $29,844 | — | 6.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $25,851 | $12,926 | — | 6.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $29,655 | $14,828 | — | 6.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $249,745 | $124,872 | — | 6.8x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $74,720 | $37,360 | — | 6.7x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $37,824 | $18,912 | — | 6.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $29,893 | $14,946 | — | 6.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $28,532 | $14,266 | — | 6.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $123,584 | $61,792 | — | 6.6x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $223,070 | $111,535 | — | 6.6x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $58,142 | $29,071 | — | 6.6x |
| AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITH MCC | 239 | $113,516 | $56,758 | — | 6.5x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $33,118 | $16,559 | — | 6.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $81,307 | $40,654 | — | 6.5x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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