Trauma team activation
Facility: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $1,290 compared to the $1,293 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× fair market pricing.
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other AR hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,293 (about 0.9× the $1,362 Medicare rate). University of Arkansas Medical Sciences charges insurers about $1,290, or about $4,067 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Little Rock, AR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $887 - $1,290 | 65% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,290 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,252 | 92% |
| Cignamajor | $1,061 - $1,302 | 78% |
| Humanamajor | $1,290 | 95% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $1,841 | 135% |
| Devoted Health | $1,315 | 97% |
| Health Net | $2,380 | 175% |
| WellCare | $1,290 | 95% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $1,265 - $2,129 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Compare: Trauma team activation at other AR hospitals
- CHI St Vincent Morrilton · Morrilton $765
- Washington Regional Medical Center · Fayetteville $1,110
- Dardanelle Regional Medical Center · Dardanelle $1,178
- Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $1,220
- St Vincent Medical Center/North · Sherwood $1,250
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $1,266
- Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $1,266
- Chi-St Vincent Infirmary · Little Rock $1,296
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $2,461
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $2,461).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($4,067) Beats Your Bill
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $4,067 (vs. $1,290 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,293 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)
Your bill ($6,779) is $5,486 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,293) and 5.0× the $1,362 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.