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Arkansas Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Arkansas healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 48
Shoppable Procedures 142
vs U.S. Median Price −8% near the U.S. average
How Arkansas prices compare 142 procedures · −8% vs U.S. median
Heart stent placement
U.S. median
$17,833
In Arkansas
$13,460
$4,373 less here
U.S.
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Across 142 shoppable procedures, Arkansas hospitals typically charge close to the national median for the same procedures. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Arkansas

Best value: Arkansas Extended Care Hospital - Hot Springs (Hot Springs) — about 28% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Arkansas

Across the 54 Arkansas hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 50 of 54 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 48 of 54 hospitals
Cigna 41 of 54 hospitals
Humana 40 of 54 hospitals
Aetna 32 of 54 hospitals

Also negotiating in Arkansas: Ambetter (Centene) (39) · WellCare (21) · CareSource (17) · HealthLink (9) · Independent Health (6) · Devoted Health (5).

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

Browse Arkansas by area

Local price pages for each Arkansas metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in Arkansas

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Arkansas.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →