84/100
#238 nationally
Ouachita County Medical Center
638 California Avenue, Camden, AR 71701 · (870) 836-1000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ouachita County Medical Center billed $2.92 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
- 12
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AR
- #8
- 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 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 83% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 85% 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 |
161 | $9,861 | $2,461 | -49% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
28 | $33,429 | $15,384 | -49% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $17,668 | $10,478 | -59% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $11,034 | $2,105 | -6% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $10,073 | $2,949 | -60% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $22,537 | $8,183 | -39% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $21,966 | $7,115 | -31% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $31,013 | $13,368 | -44% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $12,889 | $2,160 | -33% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $27,755 | $10,468 | -40% |
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 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,034 | $2,105 | -6% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$21,966 | $7,115 | -31% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$20,129 | $6,960 | -32% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,889 | $2,160 | -33% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$22,537 | $8,183 | -39% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$27,755 | $10,468 | -40% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$31,013 | $13,368 | -44% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,646 | $9,930 | -44% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,073 | $2,949 | -60% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$17,668 | $10,478 | -59% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,861 | $2,461 | -49% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$33,429 | $15,384 | -49% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,646 | $9,930 | -44% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$31,013 | $13,368 | -44% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$27,755 | $10,468 | -40% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$22,537 | $8,183 | -39% |
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.