Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital reported 2,801 Medicare inpatient stays across 75 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.5 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Arkansas, number 10 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: 398 stays at an average charge of $59,579, 34% below the national average. It also billed 2,468 outpatient services, charging 6.44 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 2,801
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.5×
3Rank in AR (highest ratio = 1) 10 of 32
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 75 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital charged more than the national average in 1 (1%). 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	398	$59,579	-34%	$13,342
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	241	$37,263	-34%	$8,725
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	117	$42,852	-28%	$8,866
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	90	$46,826	-34%	$11,349
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	80	$38,728	-32%	$8,500
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	75	$31,798	-38%	$7,878
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	67	$39,279	-35%	$8,937
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	66	$36,052	-37%	$8,588
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	65	$36,135	-26%	$7,300
305 Hypertension without MCC	52	$21,822	-46%	$5,167
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	52	$35,107	-28%	$6,844
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	50	$20,031	-45%	$5,319
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	50	$24,715	-38%	$5,610
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	47	$117,774	+3%	$12,408
682 Renal Failure with MCC	46	$35,137	-47%	$10,171
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	46	$122,673	-46%	$32,202
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	44	$48,419	-52%	$13,790
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	43	$51,919	-39%	$12,535
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	41	$31,233	-38%	$7,209
683 Renal Failure with CC	40	$22,349	-45%	$6,238
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	38	$47,233	-36%	$11,106
312 Syncope and Collapse	37	$27,182	-40%	$5,993
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	37	$21,110	-43%	$5,481
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC	36	$16,259	-43%	$4,059
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	34	$43,588	-43%	$10,771
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	34	$29,127	-23%	$5,635
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	33	$35,825	-36%	$6,743
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	32	$157,710	-4%	$22,708
637 Diabetes with MCC	31	$32,071	-52%	$10,352
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	30	$43,482	-32%	$7,487
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	29	$31,942	-48%	$8,794
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	28	$102,563	-35%	$21,338
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC	28	$27,066	-39%	$6,330
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	27	$55,015	-45%	$12,876
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC	24	$22,415	-42%	$5,710
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability	24	$35,964	-42%	$9,352
304 Hypertension with MCC	23	$33,471	-41%	$7,946
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	23	$162,295	-25%	$30,909
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	22	$53,074	-48%	$13,801
603 Cellulitis without MCC	22	$26,191	-30%	$6,444
638 Diabetes with CC	22	$22,836	-45%	$6,463
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC	22	$38,213	-44%	$9,759
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	20	$197,087	-39%	$42,178
854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	19	$66,119	-33%	$13,872
390 Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC	17	$20,456	-27%	$4,091
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC	16	$29,704	-24%	$5,910
418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC	16	$57,436	-38%	$11,475
480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC	16	$62,954	-55%	$18,025
813 Coagulation Disorders	16	$37,857	-53%	$10,589
092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC	15	$33,873	-34%	$6,735
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC	15	$34,170	-32%	$6,503
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	15	$64,070	-43%	$14,642
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	15	$85,673	-28%	$16,291
057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC	14	$35,806	-37%	$9,071
178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC	14	$28,541	-37%	$6,763
208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96...	14	$77,869	-43%	$18,590
372 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections...	14	$40,567	-15%	$7,409
482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC	14	$35,101	-55%	$10,529
056 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCC	13	$44,736	-53%	$14,807
101 Seizures without MCC	13	$35,658	-27%	$6,126

Showing the 60 most frequent of 75 DRGs.

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Comprehensive Observation Services	410	$20,733	$2,265
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	255	$34,260	$10,800
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	233	$26,143	$2,723
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	142	$11,598	$1,341
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	130	$78,229	$9,227
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	108	$24,948	$5,856
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	96	$18,519	$2,642
Level 1 Nerve Procedures	95	$9,377	$1,618
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	90	$7,861	$1,558
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	90	$21,729	$4,712
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures	75	$28,299	$4,757
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	70	$59,053	$9,003
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	67	$10,814	$2,730
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures	50	$84,136	$14,468
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	46	$11,874	$2,397
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	46	$12,882	$2,878
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	43	$7,793	$1,326
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	43	$37,634	$15,361
Level 2 Vascular Procedures	39	$6,140	$1,316
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	33	$18,078	$2,780
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	31	$16,933	$4,365
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	30	$122,233	$19,985
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	28	$42,695	$7,166
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	22	$24,157	$5,500
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	21	$14,436	$3,159

Against the Arkansas average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital charged $59,579 on average, 6% more than the Arkansas average of $56,298, and was paid $13,342 against a state average of $14,253. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital charged $37,263 on average, 0% less than the Arkansas average of $37,089, and was paid $8,725 against a state average of $9,423. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital charged $42,852 on average, 4% more than the Arkansas average of $41,156, and was paid $8,866 against a state average of $9,550. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital charged $46,826 on average, 3% less than the Arkansas average of $48,304, and was paid $11,349 against a state average of $11,852. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,733 was 36% above the state average of $15,198. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $34,260 was 19% below the state average of $42,388. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $26,143 was 78% above the state average of $14,661. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $11,598 was 41% above the state average of $8,211.

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.