79/100
#365 nationally
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center
900 West Kingshighway, Paragould, AR 72450 · (870) 239-7000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Arkansas Methodist Medical Center billed $3.27 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 3.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 22
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AR
- #13
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 78% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
132 | $6,564 | $2,309 | -66% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
84 | $38,928 | $13,305 | -40% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $12,752 | $2,731 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $45,222 | $9,274 | -33% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
37 | $17,462 | $8,931 | -60% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $18,966 | $4,821 | -45% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
26 | $13,090 | $6,002 | -56% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $10,801 | $1,629 | -5% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $24,538 | $9,076 | -47% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $22,660 | $7,935 | -46% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,619 | $2,521 | +13% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,801 | $1,629 | -5% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,137 | $1,355 | -19% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$24,669 | $6,337 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,097 | $1,605 | -23% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,222 | $9,274 | -33% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,874 | $2,630 | -37% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,341 | $2,637 | -38% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,564 | $2,309 | -66% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$15,588 | $7,586 | -60% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$17,462 | $8,931 | -60% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$13,018 | $6,133 | -60% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,131 | $4,867 | -57% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$13,090 | $6,002 | -56% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,752 | $2,731 | -49% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$24,538 | $9,076 | -47% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.