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Weight-loss surgery (sleeve) in Arkansas: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 10 Arkansas hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 621

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc Little Rock$11,2621.1×52025-11-21
Chi St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton$12,3481.3×42026-02-28
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway$12,8701.3×102026-07-02
Saline Memorial Hospital Benton$14,0421.4×42026-07-17
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle$14,0571.4×12026-08-17
Chi St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs$14,1981.4×62026-02-28
Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro$15,3111.6×522026-02-27
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers$15,3921.5×42026-06-08
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith$15,5351.5×42026-06-08
National Park Medical Center Hot Springs$17,7091.7×12026-07-17

MS-DRG 620

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc Little Rock$12,3031.1×52025-11-21
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway$13,4021.3×102026-07-02
Chi St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton$13,4901.3×42026-02-28
Saline Memorial Hospital Benton$14,8981.4×42026-07-17
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle$14,9131.4×12026-08-17
Chi St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs$15,5111.4×62026-02-28
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers$16,3291.5×42026-06-08
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith$16,4811.5×42026-06-08
Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro$16,6971.6×522026-02-27

MS-DRG 619

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc Little Rock$21,0051.1×52025-11-21
Chi St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton$23,0311.2×42026-02-28
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway$24,1821.3×102026-07-02
Chi St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs$26,4821.4×62026-02-28
Saline Memorial Hospital Benton$26,8781.4×42026-07-17
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle$26,9081.4×12026-08-17
Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro$28,2781.5×522026-02-27
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers$29,4631.5×42026-06-08

Questions

How much do insurers pay for weight-loss surgery (sleeve) in Arkansas?

10 Arkansas hospitals post usable commercial rates for weight-loss surgery (sleeve) in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 621), the median across 10 hospitals is $14,128, 1.4× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.