Level 5 ER visit cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem as an inpatient: from $728.03 to $734.91, with a median of $731.47. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $3.44 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $700.00 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99285, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 ER VISIT LEVEL 5 | $728.03 | $2,864.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 ER VISIT LEVEL 5 | $734.91 | $2,864.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $728.03, median $731.47, highest $734.91.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $734.91 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This is the highest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a serious problem that needs complex evaluation and treatment, often with a hospital admission or transfer. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.