Gastric sleeve surgery cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss: from $6,448.20 to $30,668.18, with a median of $14,448.46. The lowest price is at Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock (Little Rock). The highest price is 4.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $14,448.46, is 69% above the US median of $8,532.10.
- Arkansas ranks 10th of 17 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 43775. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6,448.20Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock
Median$14,448.46half of hospitals charge less
Highest$30,668.18in Arkansas
Lowest saves$8,000.26vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock lowest Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 43775 - LAPS GSTRC RSTRICTIV PX LONGITUDINAL GASTRECTOMY | $6,448.20 | $25,792.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR PARTIAL REMOVAL OF STOMACH FOR WEIGHT LOSS USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $8,403.00 | $14,005.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR PARTIAL REMOVAL OF STOMACH FOR WEIGHT LOSS USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $8,403.00 | $14,005.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Laps Gstrc Rstrictiv Px Longitudinal Gastrectomy | $14,448.46 | $22,228.40 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Laps Gstrc Rstrictiv Px Longitudinal Gastrectomy | $14,448.46 | $22,228.40 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR LAP SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY | $16,331.46 | $77,768.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Laps Gstrc Rstrictiv Px Longitudinal Gastrectomy | $30,668.18 | $47,181.82 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 3 | $6,448.20 | $8,403.00 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 2 | $16,331.46 | $23,499.82 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $14,448.46 | $14,448.46 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss in other states
- Alabama$32,966.33, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$28,644.53, 1 hospital
- California$6,423.20
- Colorado$9,658.32, 1 hospital
- Connecticut$6,295.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$11,533.65, 1 hospital
- Florida$24,544.88
- Georgia$59,077.30, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$32,839.00
- Illinois$57,487.92
- Indiana$30,580.44
- Iowa$78,897.61, 1 hospital
- Kansas$2,900.65, 1 hospital
- Kentucky$2,075.12
- Louisiana$12,295.56
- Maryland$6,125.52, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$9,581.36, 1 hospital
- Michigan$1,698.00
- Minnesota$5,276.65, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$7,402.50, 3 hospitals
- Missouri$21,149.34
- Nebraska$4,652.28, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,881.00
- New Mexico$21,498.64, 3 hospitals
- New York$22,545.75
- North Carolina$9,085.09, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$36,386.90
- Oklahoma$3,013.50, 1 hospital
- Oregon$35,239.10, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$11,484.03
- South Carolina$47,557.23, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$12,673.78, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$6,403.69
- Texas$9,724.44
- Virginia$42,830.53, 4 hospitals
- Washington$2,632.25, 3 hospitals
- West Virginia$29,936.00, 3 hospitals
- Wisconsin$8,532.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.