Knee 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 knee 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
40 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 ($35,000), Arkansas is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Knee Replacement Surgery in Arkansas: What to Know
Arkansas offers excellent knee replacement options. For instance, Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock is "High Performing" for hip and knee replacements by U.S. News & World Report. UAMS Health in Little Rock holds a Blue Distinction+ designation for Hip and Knee Replacement from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville pioneered robotic-assisted knee replacement technology in Arkansas, starting in 2014. Patients seeking specialized care can find the Oxford Cementless Partial Knee procedure at OrthoArkansas in Little Rock.
Consider outpatient joint replacement surgeries at facilities like OrthoArkansas's Arkansas Specialty Surgery Center in Little Rock or the South Arkansas Surgery Center in El Dorado. These ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) often provide lower costs than hospital outpatient departments. Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville's "Total Joint Center" also offers a pre-surgery "Joint Camp" program. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Arkansas
Knee 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 $31,920 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Based on CMS Medicare data and regional price parities. Learn about our methodology →
Ranges adjusted for Arkansas's regional price parity (91.2). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Arkansas
Facilities in Arkansas offer knee 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 | $11,424 | $9,825 | 999 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | Fayetteville | $11,504 | $9,904 | 482 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith | $11,061 | $9,460 | 435 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock | $11,357 | $9,757 | 346 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | Jonesboro | $11,294 | $9,693 | 339 |
| Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital | Jonesboro | $11,180 | $9,580 | 327 |
| Uams Medical Center | Little Rock | $11,091 | $9,491 | 320 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | $11,246 | $9,646 | 317 |
| Siloam Springs Regional Hospital | Siloam Springs | $11,552 | $9,952 | 308 |
| Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | Hot Springs | $11,845 | $10,241 | 248 |
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Arkansas Surgical Hospital | No Little Rock | $11,671 | $10,020 | 234 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith | $12,924 | $11,019 | 51 |
| Baxter Health | Mountain Home | $11,788 | $10,221 | 49 |
| St Marys Regional Medical Center | Russellville | $12,416 | $10,816 | 25 |
| Saline Memorial Hospital | Benton | $12,427 | $10,955 | 25 |
| National Park Medical Center | Hot Springs | $12,682 | $11,360 | 23 |
| Unity Health White County Medical Center | Searcy | $14,661 | $13,290 | 21 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock | $15,844 | $12,825 | 21 |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center | Harrison | $14,543 | $11,893 | 18 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | $13,144 | $10,887 | 18 |
Knee Replacement Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Knee Replacement Surgery pricing varies across the region. Here's how Arkansas stacks up against its neighbors.
Expert Answers for Arkansas Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Arkansas.
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How we calculate knee 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.