Comprehensive metabolic panel cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 7 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test): from $13.64 to $1,009.89, with a median of $40.03. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $26.39 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $128.05 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 80053, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL | $13.64 | $62.00 | $10.56–$62.00 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL | $33.75 | $37.50 | $10.56–$37.50 | 10% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $39.66 | $156.00 | $7.96–$85.80 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $40.03 | $156.00 | $7.96–$85.80 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL | $138.60 | $231.00 | $10.24–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $182.80 | $228.50 | $48.14–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (Quest) | $182.80 | $228.50 | $48.14–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 BLOOD TEST; COMPREHENSIVE GROUP OF BLOOD CHEMICALS | $202.80 | $338.00 | $10.24–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $222.18 | $1,009.89 | $10.56–$1,009.89 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 CMP OUTREACH | $222.18 | $1,009.89 | $10.56–$1,009.89 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Conway, AR COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $1,009.89 | $1,009.89 | — | — | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 BLOOD TEST; COMPREHENSIVE GROUP OF BLOOD CHEMICALS | $1,425.98 | $1,584.42 | $10.56–$89.24 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.64, median $40.03, highest $1,009.89 — a 74.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $39.85. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a blood test of 14 measurements: the eight in a basic panel plus albumin, total protein, alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST and bilirubin. It checks blood sugar, electrolytes, kidney function and liver function in one test.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running all 14 tests. The blood draw is often billed separately.