CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Waldron

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,878

about 1.4× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $4,150–$11,548

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,270

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,608 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $7,878 This hospital $5,270 Cash price $9,978 Hospital's list price $15,350

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 AR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $3,373 Priciest $5,779

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $7,878 (about 1.4× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Waldron charges insurers about $5,270, or about $9,978 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Waldron, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

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	$2,268 - $9,749	40%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,268 - $3,927	40%
Aetnamajor	$2,268 - $3,373	40%
Cignamajor	$2,381	42%
Humanamajor	$2,268 - $3,373	40%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,775	49%
Independent Health	$2,268	40%
+ 26 smaller / regional plans	$2,268 - $10,080

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 9,978), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 392.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mercy Hospital Waldron is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 392.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Waldron

Compare: Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) at other AR hospitals

Mercy Hospital Booneville · Booneville $3,373
Mercy Hospital Berryville · Berryville $3,720
Ouachita County Medical Center · Camden $5,016
Baxter Health · Mountain Home $5,323
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $5,525
National Park Medical Center · Hot Springs $5,641
Lawrence Memorial Hospital · Walnut Ridge $5,770
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc · Conway $5,779

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.