Arkansas / Uams Medical Center
CMS certification 040016 · Little Rock, AR · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Uams Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Uams Medical Center reported 3,092 Medicare inpatient stays across 115 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.86 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Arkansas, number 25 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: 400 stays at an average charge of $53,440, 41% below the national average. It also billed 7,563 outpatient services, charging 4.85 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 3,092
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.86×
- 3Rank in AR (highest ratio = 1) 25 of 32
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 115 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Uams 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 | 400 | $53,440 | -41% | $20,471 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 89 | $33,545 | -41% | $13,628 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 68 | $38,236 | -48% | $16,161 |
| 847 Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis... | 68 | $66,276 | -2% | $16,420 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 64 | $25,562 | -48% | $11,234 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 60 | $150,291 | -34% | $51,097 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 59 | $50,735 | -49% | $18,736 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 53 | $38,392 | -33% | $13,405 |
| 885 Psychoses | 53 | $24,003 | -45% | $15,487 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 51 | $53,357 | -47% | $19,401 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 43 | $100,496 | -57% | $38,619 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 43 | $59,819 | -50% | $22,003 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 42 | $19,193 | -57% | $9,605 |
| 846 Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis... | 42 | $87,709 | -35% | $27,441 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 41 | $65,583 | -58% | $29,379 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 40 | $25,075 | -55% | $10,686 |
| 652 Kidney Transplant | 39 | $195,849 | -42% | $27,245 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 39 | $47,272 | -28% | $16,961 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 38 | $40,424 | -33% | $14,454 |
| 840 Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with MCC | 38 | $148,761 | -5% | $37,572 |
| 164 Major Chest Procedures with CC | 37 | $63,319 | -50% | $23,842 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 36 | $40,060 | -68% | $23,324 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 35 | $51,974 | -45% | $19,387 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 35 | $26,845 | -43% | $10,355 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 34 | $22,144 | -46% | $9,757 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 32 | $27,407 | -26% | $9,327 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 31 | $108,528 | -61% | $51,944 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 30 | $44,775 | -37% | $15,661 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 30 | $43,222 | -28% | $14,153 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 30 | $28,470 | -41% | $10,441 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 30 | $51,540 | -57% | $22,154 |
| 016 Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant with CC/MCC | 28 | $200,294 | -27% | $69,842 |
| 163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC | 27 | $100,586 | -52% | $42,477 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 26 | $55,896 | -35% | $18,622 |
| 082 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with MCC | 25 | $39,042 | -66% | $20,489 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 25 | $82,427 | -52% | $32,105 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 25 | $81,879 | -41% | $27,527 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 25 | $44,630 | -56% | $19,069 |
| 018 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (Car) T-Cell and Other... | 23 | $2,005,116 | -9% | $551,797 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 23 | $86,413 | -23% | $27,550 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 23 | $26,222 | -35% | $8,812 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 23 | $66,175 | -48% | $22,376 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 23 | $31,496 | -39% | $12,641 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 22 | $125,352 | -55% | $53,896 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 22 | $37,408 | -34% | $13,819 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 22 | $48,517 | -36% | $16,742 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 22 | $80,833 | -62% | $39,317 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 22 | $74,488 | -63% | $39,194 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 22 | $200,286 | -38% | $75,208 |
| 012 Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or... | 21 | $92,783 | -61% | $37,219 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 21 | $65,970 | -50% | $23,754 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 20 | $27,887 | -43% | $10,525 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 19 | $28,334 | -44% | $11,867 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 19 | $20,576 | -46% | $8,652 |
| 083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC | 18 | $30,922 | -58% | $13,889 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 18 | $37,624 | -41% | $11,713 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 18 | $70,354 | -51% | $26,901 |
| 003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal... | 17 | $281,693 | -73% | $150,766 |
| 270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC | 17 | $126,557 | -51% | $43,954 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 17 | $75,949 | -52% | $27,944 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 115 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Arkansas average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Uams Medical Center charged $53,440 on average, 5% less than the Arkansas average of $56,298, and was paid $20,471 against a state average of $14,253. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Uams Medical Center charged $33,545 on average, 10% less than the Arkansas average of $37,089, and was paid $13,628 against a state average of $9,423. For Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC (DRG 698), Uams Medical Center charged $38,236 on average, 14% less than the Arkansas average of $44,263, and was paid $16,161 against a state average of $11,970. For Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with CC (DRG 847), Uams Medical Center charged $66,276 on average, 24% more than the Arkansas average of $53,253, and was paid $16,420 against a state average of $13,545. For Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5073), its average charge of $14,070 was 4% below the state average of $14,706. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $12,942 was 15% below the state average of $15,198. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,467 was 33% below the state average of $8,211. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $6,634 was 14% below the state average of $7,705.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Uams Medical Center in Little Rock, AR, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-02-09 (CMS case 9)
- Closure Notice — 2024-05-14 (CMS case 9)
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-19 (CMS case 3302)
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.