Arkansas / Saline Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 040084 · Benton, AR · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Saline Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Saline Memorial Hospital reported 624 Medicare inpatient stays across 26 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.08 times what it was paid — mid-range in Arkansas, number 15 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: 100 stays at an average charge of $43,632, 52% below the national average. It also billed 495 outpatient services, charging 7.84 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 624
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.08×
- 3Rank in AR (highest ratio = 1) 15 of 32
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 26 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Saline Memorial Hospital charged more than the national average in 1 (4%). 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 | 100 | $43,632 | -52% | $12,906 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 53 | $27,110 | -52% | $8,631 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 50 | $31,402 | -47% | $8,894 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 37 | $22,154 | -41% | $5,663 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 31 | $80,270 | -22% | $13,839 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 30 | $21,738 | -58% | $8,107 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 26 | $29,443 | -49% | $8,336 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 23 | $18,782 | -49% | $5,572 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 23 | $27,380 | -33% | $6,388 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 21 | $36,125 | -45% | $9,176 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 20 | $44,128 | -37% | $10,641 |
| 885 Psychoses | 20 | $35,690 | -19% | $9,444 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 18 | $67,617 | -33% | $13,336 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 17 | $26,366 | -46% | $7,263 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 16 | $35,288 | -53% | $10,104 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $24,559 | -39% | $5,774 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 15 | $105,852 | +14% | $13,171 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 14 | $29,090 | -40% | $6,883 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $27,326 | -55% | $8,522 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 13 | $59,272 | -50% | $15,579 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 12 | $18,235 | -50% | $5,334 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $70,796 | -38% | $12,266 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 11 | $28,021 | -45% | $7,604 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 11 | $114,468 | -9% | $16,775 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 11 | $17,299 | -54% | $5,492 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 11 | $34,592 | -7% | $6,206 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 117 | $14,406 | $2,314 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 54 | $16,296 | $2,763 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 53 | $33,803 | $5,948 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 47 | $73,199 | $10,520 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 42 | $19,158 | $2,775 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 31 | $12,611 | $1,372 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 25 | $25,257 | $2,931 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 25 | $26,491 | $4,631 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 23 | $16,788 | $1,378 |
| Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 23 | $56,079 | $9,100 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 21 | $82,111 | $15,942 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 20 | $14,181 | $1,589 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 14 | $16,608 | $2,436 |
Against the Arkansas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Saline Memorial Hospital charged $43,632 on average, 22% less than the Arkansas average of $56,298, and was paid $12,906 against a state average of $14,253. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Saline Memorial Hospital charged $27,110 on average, 27% less than the Arkansas average of $37,089, and was paid $8,631 against a state average of $9,423. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Saline Memorial Hospital charged $31,402 on average, 24% less than the Arkansas average of $41,156, and was paid $8,894 against a state average of $9,550. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Saline Memorial Hospital charged $22,154 on average, 5% less than the Arkansas average of $23,251, and was paid $5,663 against a state average of $6,160. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $14,406 was 5% below the state average of $15,198. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $16,296 was 11% above the state average of $14,661. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $33,803 was 25% above the state average of $27,028. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $73,199 was 73% above the state average of $42,388.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, AR, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-17 (CMS case 3959)
- Warning Notice — 2025-06-27 (CMS case 5259)
- Closure Notice — 2025-09-29 (CMS case 5259)
- Warning Notice — 2026-06-03 (CMS case 7928)
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.