Lipid panel cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 11 hospitals list a cash price for cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $16.64 to $591.00, with a median of $46.80. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway and 1 other hospital — $30.16 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $71.50 at 56 hospitals.
- The median here, $46.80, is 45% below the US median of $85.00.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.39).
- 1 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 80061, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Oct 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway lowest Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 80061 - LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.64 | $66.56 | $13.39–$29.24 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock lowest North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 80061 - LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.64 | $66.55 | $13.39–$29.24 | 75% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 LIPID PROFILE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $45.80 | $187.00 | $10.61–$130.90 | 76% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 LIPID PROFILE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $46.62 | $187.00 | $10.61–$130.90 | 75% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 BLOOD TEST; LIPIDS (CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES) File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $78.00 | $12.99–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR BLOOD TEST; LIPIDS (CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES) File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $78.00 | $12.99–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR LIPID PANEL File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $85.00 | $12.99–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 LIPID PANEL File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $85.00 | $12.99–$887.00 | 40% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 LIPID OUTREACH+1 more line at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $96.54 | $438.80 | $13.39–$438.80 | 78% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 Lipid Panel File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $146.80 | $183.50 | $61.03–$159.00 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Lipid Panel File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $146.80 | $183.50 | $61.03–$159.00 | 20% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 BLOOD TEST; LIPIDS (CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES) File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $367.94 | $408.82 | $13.39–$107.33 | 10% |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock, AR LIPID PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $591.00 | $591.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16.64, median $46.80, highest $591.00 — a 35.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $71.58. 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 9 of 10 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 lipid panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lipid panel explained.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80061 ($70.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARCORP HEART HEALTHY LIPID PANEL | $1.76 | file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARHEART HEALTHY LIPID PANEL | $2.20 | file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARCARDIAC SCREENING LIPID PANEL | $3.93 | file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR80061 - LIPID PANEL | $4.79 | file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, ARLIPID PANEL | $6.93 | file |