Arkansas / Jefferson Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 040071 · Pine Bluff, AR · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Jefferson Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Jefferson Regional Medical Center reported 1,162 Medicare inpatient stays across 37 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.93 times what it was paid — mid-range in Arkansas, number 17 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: 176 stays at an average charge of $62,514, 31% below the national average. It also billed 1,083 outpatient services, charging 4.7 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,162
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.93×
- 3Rank in AR (highest ratio = 1) 17 of 32
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 37 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Jefferson Regional Medical Center 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 | 176 | $62,514 | -31% | $15,937 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 165 | $37,379 | -34% | $10,434 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 61 | $49,330 | -14% | $9,783 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 52 | $63,068 | -11% | $13,717 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 52 | $38,201 | -42% | $12,474 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 46 | $42,599 | -44% | $13,000 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 44 | $48,646 | -19% | $10,775 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 40 | $40,666 | -33% | $10,747 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 37 | $62,081 | -39% | $17,038 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 33 | $26,961 | -34% | $7,470 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 26 | $47,442 | -53% | $16,645 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 23 | $31,009 | -44% | $8,294 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 23 | $68,149 | -41% | $15,194 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 22 | $94,662 | -30% | $20,040 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 22 | $45,849 | -52% | $16,719 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 22 | $38,014 | -26% | $9,135 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 21 | $194,397 | -15% | $35,055 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 21 | $32,437 | -34% | $8,451 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 20 | $20,125 | -46% | $6,339 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 19 | $52,585 | -47% | $16,150 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 17 | $28,024 | -45% | $7,382 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 17 | $30,777 | -46% | $9,752 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 17 | $22,528 | -38% | $6,181 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 17 | $24,075 | -36% | $6,577 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 17 | $38,435 | -48% | $13,415 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 14 | $53,236 | -53% | $17,900 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 14 | $99,991 | -39% | $23,013 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 14 | $23,599 | -41% | $5,957 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 14 | $260,039 | -20% | $56,332 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 13 | $59,748 | -8% | $11,553 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $49,280 | -3% | $8,965 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 12 | $25,090 | -50% | $6,494 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 12 | $18,335 | -36% | $4,679 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 12 | $26,409 | -32% | $6,618 |
| 390 Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC | 12 | $22,242 | -20% | $4,621 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $31,971 | -50% | $8,710 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 11 | $115,465 | -47% | $37,469 |
Outpatient services
Against the Arkansas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Jefferson Regional Medical Center charged $62,514 on average, 11% more than the Arkansas average of $56,298, and was paid $15,937 against a state average of $14,253. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Jefferson Regional Medical Center charged $37,379 on average, 1% more than the Arkansas average of $37,089, and was paid $10,434 against a state average of $9,423. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Jefferson Regional Medical Center charged $49,330 on average, 29% more than the Arkansas average of $38,336, and was paid $9,783 against a state average of $9,184. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Jefferson Regional Medical Center charged $63,068 on average, 31% more than the Arkansas average of $48,304, and was paid $13,717 against a state average of $11,852. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $13,427 was 8% below the state average of $14,526. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $16,344 was 11% above the state average of $14,661. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $6,503 was 21% below the state average of $8,211. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $13,923 was 28% below the state average of $19,342.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, AR, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-02-06 (CMS case 2127)
- CAP Request — 2024-05-13 (CMS case 2127)
- Closure Notice — 2024-06-13 (CMS case 2127)
- Warning Notice — 2025-08-27 (CMS case 6313)
- Closure Notice — 2025-09-05 (CMS case 6313)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
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.