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MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH

General Acute Care Hospital·FORT SMITH, AR·NPI: 1568433480Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $22.5M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$22.5M

$22,484,953

Total Claims

1.0M

Beneficiaries

853K

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$21

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$2.8M
+19%
2019
$3.3M
-4%
2020
$3.2M
+3%
2021
$3.3M
-2%
2022
$3.2M
+14%
2023
$3.7M
-22%
2024
$2.9M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (97110 (Therapeutic exercises, each 15 min)) accounts for 5% of total spending.

97110Normal range

Therapeutic exercises, each 15 min

$1.0M

29K claims · 4.6%

Your Cost: $35.40/claim|Median: $24.49
1.4× median
74177Normal range

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$854K

6,937 claims · 3.8%

Your Cost: $123.16/claim|Median: $65.76
1.9× median
D9999Top 5%

Unspecified adjunctive procedure, by report

$798K

825 claims · 3.5%

Your Cost: $967.18/claim|Median: $37.60
25.7× median
80053Top 25%

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$775K

54K claims · 3.4%

Your Cost: $14.23/claim|Median: $7.24
2.0× median
96365Normal range

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$718K

9,925 claims · 3.2%

Your Cost: $72.36/claim|Median: $54.77
1.3× median
70450Top 25%

CT head/brain without contrast

$676K

7,554 claims · 3.0%

Your Cost: $89.48/claim|Median: $45.53
2.0× median
70553Top 25%

MRI brain without contrast, then with contrast

$649K

1,935 claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $335.57/claim|Median: $133.68
2.5× median
72148Top 25%

MRI lumbar spine without contrast

$575K

2,366 claims · 2.6%

Your Cost: $242.84/claim|Median: $101.03
2.4× median
62323Normal range

Epidural injection of diagnostic or therapeutic substance, lumbar

$532K

3,510 claims · 2.4%

Your Cost: $151.51/claim|Median: $111.02
1.4× median
U0003Normal range

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$511K

8,675 claims · 2.3%

Your Cost: $58.95/claim|Median: $63.08
0.9× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$497K

75K claims · 2.2%

Your Cost: $6.60/claim|Median: $4.71
1.4× median
99285Normal range

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$472K

7,907 claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $59.64/claim|Median: $85.65
0.7× median
80307Top 10%

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$463K

6,852 claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $67.56/claim|Median: $35.43
1.9× median
0241UNormal range

Proprietary lab analysis, genomic sequencing

$442K

4,152 claims · 2.0%

Your Cost: $106.56/claim|Median: $91.47
1.2× median
73721Top 25%

MRI joint of lower extremity without contrast

$413K

1,549 claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $266.85/claim|Median: $127.34
2.1× median
11042Top 25%

Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm

$391K

3,656 claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $107.06/claim|Median: $36.13
3.0× median
U0002Normal range

COVID-19 lab test, non-CDC, nucleic acid

$326K

7,380 claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $44.22/claim|Median: $34.62
1.3× median
72125Top 25%

CT cervical spine without contrast

$315K

2,943 claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $107.13/claim|Median: $32.30
3.3× median
36415Top 5%

Collection of venous blood by venipuncture

$312K

30K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $10.23/claim|Median: $1.57
6.5× median
99283Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$294K

3,863 claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $76.23/claim|Median: $42.48
1.8× median
93306Top 25%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$290K

1,912 claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $151.90/claim|Median: $54.68
2.8× median
78815Normal range

PET imaging for limited area

$285K

725 claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $392.51/claim|Median: $325.10
1.2× median
42820Normal range

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, under age 12

$278K

865 claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $321.52/claim|Median: $331.68
1.0× median
80048Top 25%

Basic metabolic panel

$272K

22K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $12.25/claim|Median: $5.78
2.1× median
99284Normal range

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$270K

3,977 claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $68.01/claim|Median: $69.51
1.0× median
71260Top 25%

CT chest with contrast

$254K

2,150 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $118.15/claim|Median: $48.36
2.4× median
97530Normal range

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min

$248K

7,172 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $34.56/claim|Median: $33.11
1.0× median
88305Normal range

Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination

$246K

5,467 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $44.94/claim|Median: $35.80
1.3× median
71275Top 25%

CT angiography, chest, with contrast

$241K

1,429 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $168.71/claim|Median: $92.96
1.8× median
80050Normal range

General health panel

$241K

6,125 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $39.32/claim|Median: $25.59
1.5× median
J0897Normal range

Injection, denosumab, one milligram

$216K

904 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $238.69/claim|Median: $493.25
0.5× median
72141Top 25%

MRI of cervical spine without contrast

$210K

945 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $222.05/claim|Median: $112.68
2.0× median
77067Normal range

Screening mammography, bilateral, including CAD

$207K

4,103 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $50.47/claim|Median: $39.33
1.3× median
96413Normal range

Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour

$198K

1,995 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $99.06/claim|Median: $75.28
1.3× median
93005Normal range

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$189K

21K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $9.12/claim|Median: $7.50
1.2× median
43239Normal range

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$188K

1,847 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $101.69/claim|Median: $151.68
0.7× median
71045Top 25%

Chest X-ray, single view

$155K

18K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $8.46/claim|Median: $4.93
1.7× median
96367Top 10%

$148K

1,358 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $109.06/claim|Median: $29.27
3.7× median
78452Normal range

Myocardial perfusion imaging, SPECT, multiple studies

$146K

932 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $156.84/claim|Median: $106.14
1.5× median
87491Top 25%

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$142K

3,491 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $40.66/claim|Median: $24.95
1.6× median
87591Top 25%

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$141K

3,498 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $40.41/claim|Median: $23.39
1.7× median
74176Normal range

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$141K

2,519 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $55.85/claim|Median: $60.19
0.9× median
J1100Top 10%

$133K

17K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $7.95/claim|Median: $0.52
15.3× median
71046Normal range

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$126K

7,477 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $16.84/claim|Median: $8.92
1.9× median
72131Top 25%

$120K

1,080 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $110.96/claim|Median: $42.82
2.6× median
97162Top 25%

PT evaluation, moderate complexity

$118K

1,514 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $77.71/claim|Median: $46.10
1.7× median
62321Normal range

$116K

711 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $163.01/claim|Median: $132.67
1.2× median
80081Top 25%

$114K

1,302 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $87.73/claim|Median: $59.44
1.5× median
87086Normal range

Urine culture, colony count, with identification

$113K

15K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $7.73/claim|Median: $5.31
1.5× median
84484Normal range

Troponin, quantitative

$111K

15K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $7.67/claim|Median: $4.84
1.6× median

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