Little River Memorial Hospital
451 West Locke Street, Ashdown, AR 71822 · 64 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +41% above the fair benchmark (1.41×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Wide Procedure Spread · Upper-Quartile Skew Pricer
Little River Memorial Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures at 2.5× Medicare (median 1.19× Fair BaseRate) while upper-quartile commercial rates jump +61% to 1.92× Fair BaseRate. Self-pay cash discounts and comparing specific CPT procedure codes before scheduling yield the strongest savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.99× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 72% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (67/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (57.2% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.41× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.19× Fair BaseRate (2.5× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.92×) jump +61% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.19×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 5,125) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Little River Memorial Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 64 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $1,209 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $1,014 | 2.3× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $837 | 3.2× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $788 | 4.9× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $788 | 4.8× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $776 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $720 | 4.3× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $672 | 4.0× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $684 | 1.2× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $629 | 3.8× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $313 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $242 | 1.9× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $230 | 1.7× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $194 | 1.7× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $184 | 1.4× |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $152 | 1.6× |
| X-ray, foot CPT Code: 73630 | $128 | 1.4× |
| X-ray, hand CPT Code: 73130 | $119 | 1.3× |
| X-ray, hip CPT Code: 73502 | $116 | 1.2× |
| X-ray, ankle CPT Code: 73610 | $110 | 1.2× |
| X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: 71046 | $109 | 1.2× |
| X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: 73030 | $90 | 1.0× |
| X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: 71045 | $84 | 0.9× |
| Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77067 | $108 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $84 | 0.8× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Little River Memorial Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,273
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (57.2% of gross = $1,273).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,113) Beats Your Bill
Little River Memorial Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,113 (vs. $1,209 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $303 Fair BaseRate ($244 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,225) is $1,922 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($303) and 9.1× the $244 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (57.2% of gross charges)
Under 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5), a tax-exempt hospital organization may not bill FAP-eligible patients more than Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) to individuals with insurance covering emergency or medically necessary care. Derived from this facility’s reported CMS HCRIS cost-to-charge & insurer allowance filings. Verify your exact Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) determination directly with the billing office.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Little River Memorial Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-05-02·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-02-13·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Little River Memorial Hospital.
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.