87/100
#149 nationally
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
620 North Main Street, Harrison, AR 72601 · (870) 414-4000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, North Arkansas Regional Medical Center billed $2.89 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
- 2.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 32
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AR
- #4
- 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 82% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 93% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 88% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $35,238 | $11,770 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
91 | $828 | $617 | -74% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
84 | $12,500 | $4,675 | -54% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $12,011 | $3,149 | -42% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
74 | $8,167 | $1,840 | -37% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $8,256 | $2,864 | -59% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
73 | $14,221 | $2,446 | -27% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
72 | $17,634 | $6,320 | -56% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $32,615 | $15,064 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $6,547 | $1,706 | -42% |
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 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,648 | $2,567 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,996 | $1,447 | -18% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,221 | $2,446 | -27% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,902 | $3,125 | -27% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,725 | $2,880 | -28% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$33,083 | $10,379 | -29% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$27,769 | $8,248 | -29% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$21,722 | $6,770 | -32% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$828 | $617 | -74% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$29,667 | $16,214 | -64% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$16,498 | $10,045 | -62% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 482 · Inpatient stay |
$26,911 | $12,302 | -61% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,256 | $2,864 | -59% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,635 | $1,452 | -59% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,634 | $6,320 | -56% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$20,979 | $9,529 | -56% |
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.