Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Arkansas (2026)
Below-average pricing · Regional price parity: 91.2 · AR
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why hip replacement surgery costs what it does in Arkansas.
Regional Price Parity
Arkansas's cost-of-living index sits at 91.2 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
76 facilities perform this procedure in Arkansas — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -8.8% below the national average ($32,000), Arkansas is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Hip Replacement Surgery in Arkansas: What to Know
Considering hip replacement surgery in Arkansas? UAMS Health in Little Rock holds The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for its joint replacement program and is the only central Arkansas hospital with a Blue Distinction+ designation from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield for hip and knee replacements. For those in North Little Rock, Arkansas Surgical Hospital is rated "High Performing" by U.S. News & World Report and offers innovative bikini incision anterior hip replacement. Northeast Arkansas patients can find Mako SmartRobotics at NEA Baptist in Jonesboro for personalized surgical planning.
To potentially reduce costs, explore Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) in Arkansas, which often provide hip replacement procedures at a significantly lower price than traditional hospitals, frequently with comparable or superior outcomes. OrthoArkansas also offers services across multiple locations including Little Rock, Conway, and Heber Springs, providing options throughout the state. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Arkansas
Hip Replacement Surgery pricing in Arkansas comes in modestly under the US average. This is the typical expense structure.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
Arkansas all-in range
Financing Options
Many Arkansas clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $29,184 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Prices reflect regional cost-of-living adjustments. How we calculate these numbers →
Ranges adjusted for Arkansas's regional price parity (91.2). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Arkansas
Facilities in Arkansas offer hip replacement surgery in different settings, each with distinct pricing. These are actual negotiated rates from Medicare claims, not billed charges.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Arkansas Surgical Hospital | No Little Rock | $5,795 | $4,594 | 426 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith | $5,695 | $4,515 | 250 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | $5,798 | $4,598 | 217 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock | $5,619 | $4,419 | 197 |
| Uams Medical Center | Little Rock | $5,641 | $4,483 | 185 |
| Baxter Health | Mountain Home | $6,061 | $4,803 | 184 |
| Chi St Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock | $6,091 | $4,846 | 177 |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | Conway | $5,773 | $4,574 | 170 |
| National Park Medical Center | Hot Springs | $6,082 | $4,838 | 153 |
| Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital | Jonesboro | $5,731 | $4,551 | 123 |
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | $13,710 | $12,282 | 71 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith | $13,943 | $12,266 | 66 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | Fayetteville | $13,462 | $12,220 | 60 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock | $17,205 | $14,598 | 60 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | $19,597 | $18,169 | 51 |
| Uams Medical Center | Little Rock | $18,210 | $14,742 | 49 |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | Rogers | $14,381 | $12,513 | 47 |
| White River Medical Center | Batesville | $15,442 | $13,071 | 45 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | Jonesboro | $13,474 | $12,329 | 44 |
| Unity Health White County Medical Center | Searcy | $15,508 | $14,356 | 43 |
Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Nearby States
See how Arkansas's hip replacement surgery costs compare to neighboring states. Prices can vary significantly even across state lines.
Expert Answers for Arkansas Patients
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How we calculate hip replacement surgery costs in Arkansas
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Arkansas's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.