Forrest City Medical Center
1601 New Castle Road, Forrest City, AR 72335 Hospital
40%Self-pay discount
40% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 1,300 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 5.7× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Small hospital (under 100 beds)
- Beds
- 48
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Health system
- Quorum Health Corporation
- Medicare ID
- 040019
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- Emergency dept
- Yes
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.5× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.2× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.8× | |
| MRI 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 16.2× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.9× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.1× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 13.6× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.0× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.0× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.7× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.2× | |
| Inpatient room and board cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.0× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.1× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $306 cash price | $509 40% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $544 cash price | $907 40% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $41.82 cash price | $69.70 40% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $62.75 cash price | $105 40% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $9.20 cash price | $15.34 40% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $10.45 cash price | $17.42 40% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $50.81 cash price | $84.69 40% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $16.82 cash price | $28.04 40% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $15.05 cash price | $25.09 40% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $9.20 cash price | $15.34 40% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $9.20 cash price | $15.34 40% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $494 cash price | $824 40% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 040019, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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