Arkansas / Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway
CMS certification 040154 · Conway, AR
Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway: charges and Medicare payments
Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway reported 805 Medicare inpatient stays across 25 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.32 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Arkansas, number 5 of 32 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.99×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 181 stays at an average charge of $67,613, 25% below the national average. It also billed 1,092 outpatient services, charging 5.77 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 805
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.32×
- 3Rank in AR (highest ratio = 1) 5 of 32
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 25 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 181 | $67,613 | -25% | $13,307 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 80 | $51,093 | -9% | $8,998 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 69 | $46,584 | -22% | $8,642 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 50 | $50,205 | -34% | $10,600 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 43 | $55,957 | -21% | $10,748 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 27 | $38,065 | -6% | $6,080 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 25 | $37,294 | -35% | $9,002 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 25 | $39,064 | -35% | $8,437 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 24 | $68,777 | -32% | $13,686 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 24 | $43,097 | -35% | $9,397 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 22 | $47,544 | -7% | $7,856 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 21 | $42,916 | -24% | $8,865 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 21 | $57,502 | -22% | $10,923 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 21 | $36,006 | -27% | $6,934 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 20 | $28,914 | -28% | $5,496 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 19 | $37,276 | -26% | $6,561 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 19 | $78,691 | -31% | $12,570 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 17 | $29,973 | -23% | $5,776 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 17 | $31,212 | -17% | $5,552 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 15 | $30,712 | -15% | $5,209 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $141,424 | -14% | $20,092 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $32,121 | -13% | $5,252 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $109,600 | -2% | $19,133 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 12 | $24,802 | -14% | $4,032 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 11 | $38,882 | -10% | $5,090 |
Outpatient services
Against the Arkansas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway charged $67,613 on average, 20% more than the Arkansas average of $56,298, and was paid $13,307 against a state average of $14,253. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway charged $51,093 on average, 38% more than the Arkansas average of $37,089, and was paid $8,998 against a state average of $9,423. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway charged $46,584 on average, 13% more than the Arkansas average of $41,156, and was paid $8,642 against a state average of $9,550. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway charged $50,205 on average, 8% more than the Arkansas average of $46,381, and was paid $10,600 against a state average of $11,261. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,212 was 33% above the state average of $15,198. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $17,526 was 20% above the state average of $14,661. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $31,455 was 16% above the state average of $27,028. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $46,333 was 9% above the state average of $42,388.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.