Arkansas / Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc
CMS certification 040029 · Conway, AR
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc: charges and Medicare payments
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc reported 1,756 Medicare inpatient stays across 57 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.6 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Arkansas, number 9 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: 251 stays at an average charge of $61,016, 32% below the national average. It also billed 2,660 outpatient services, charging 6.12 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,756
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.6×
- 3Rank in AR (highest ratio = 1) 9 of 32
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 57 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc 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 | 251 | $61,016 | -32% | $13,396 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 105 | $47,861 | -15% | $9,196 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 87 | $63,432 | -10% | $12,008 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 80 | $47,854 | -20% | $9,340 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 60 | $40,828 | -38% | $10,252 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 59 | $33,518 | -32% | $7,443 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 58 | $37,496 | -27% | $8,352 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 51 | $29,644 | -39% | $7,173 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 51 | $22,984 | -39% | $5,790 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 43 | $25,956 | -43% | $6,355 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 37 | $24,918 | -39% | $6,526 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 34 | $57,402 | -43% | $14,236 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 33 | $186,461 | -19% | $31,913 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 32 | $51,751 | -32% | $11,156 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 31 | $22,628 | -44% | $5,693 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 31 | $42,251 | -42% | $11,358 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 27 | $28,382 | -23% | $5,783 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 26 | $43,076 | -50% | $12,293 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 26 | $56,363 | -45% | $14,803 |
| 885 Psychoses | 25 | $41,420 | -6% | $10,311 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 24 | $77,613 | -32% | $13,117 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 23 | $34,646 | -31% | $6,668 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 23 | $23,815 | -34% | $5,500 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 22 | $41,502 | -28% | $8,920 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 22 | $38,649 | -32% | $8,505 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 22 | $40,634 | -33% | $9,405 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 21 | $32,914 | -12% | $6,437 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 20 | $37,038 | -34% | $6,878 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 20 | $198,035 | -39% | $41,525 |
| 207 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96... | 19 | $240,479 | -18% | $49,000 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 19 | $149,837 | -30% | $33,943 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 19 | $46,852 | -40% | $11,204 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 18 | $26,653 | -31% | $6,070 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 18 | $44,119 | -31% | $7,825 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 18 | $56,404 | -34% | $11,987 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 18 | $24,759 | -36% | $5,894 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 18 | $42,952 | -37% | $10,109 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 17 | $40,489 | -59% | $13,204 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 17 | $33,512 | -34% | $8,097 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 17 | $71,070 | -40% | $16,255 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $44,992 | -53% | $12,615 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 15 | $26,791 | -41% | $7,213 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 15 | $25,212 | -37% | $5,602 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 14 | $98,666 | -27% | $19,184 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 14 | $22,536 | -54% | $7,183 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 13 | $95,218 | -42% | $20,115 |
| 390 Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC | 13 | $15,946 | -43% | $4,202 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 13 | $36,672 | -46% | $9,621 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 12 | $56,076 | -40% | $11,666 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 12 | $26,813 | -36% | $6,562 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 11 | $37,693 | -13% | $5,345 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 11 | $18,086 | -37% | $4,241 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 11 | $71,336 | -49% | $17,470 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 11 | $25,093 | -33% | $5,898 |
| 617 Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and... | 11 | $50,705 | -42% | $13,571 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 11 | $55,561 | -16% | $11,048 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 11 | $58,296 | -41% | $14,455 |
Outpatient services
Against the Arkansas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc charged $61,016 on average, 8% more than the Arkansas average of $56,298, and was paid $13,396 against a state average of $14,253. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc charged $47,861 on average, 29% more than the Arkansas average of $37,089, and was paid $9,196 against a state average of $9,423. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc charged $63,432 on average, 31% more than the Arkansas average of $48,304, and was paid $12,008 against a state average of $11,852. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc charged $47,854 on average, 16% more than the Arkansas average of $41,156, and was paid $9,340 against a state average of $9,550. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $9,941 was 2% below the state average of $10,133. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $8,194 was 6% above the state average of $7,705. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,450 was 27% above the state average of $8,211. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $47,207 was 11% 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.