Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99243 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Specialist consultation cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes as an inpatient: from $63.80 to $78.27, with a median of $71.04. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $7.24 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $78.27 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99243, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jul 2, 2026.

Lowest$63.80Conway Regional Medical Center
Median$71.04half pay less
Highest$78.27in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median
Lowest $63.80Highest $78.27

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 Outpatient Consultation $63.80 $290.00 $63.80–$290.00 78% Jul 2, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 LC CONSULT- LOW COMPLEXITY $78.27 $305.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $63.80, median $71.04, highest $78.27 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $63.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This is an office or outpatient consultation, when a specialist sees you at another clinician's request for advice. Since 2023 it requires low complexity decision making or at least 30 minutes of total time on the visit date.

What the price covers

The price covers the specialist's consultation. Tests and procedures are billed separately, and hospital clinics may add a facility fee.