Albumin test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 9 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $5.50 to $30.12, with a median of $19.38. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $13.88 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $19.50 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 4 cities for code 82040, 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 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN | $5.50 | $25.00 | $4.95–$25.00 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 MS PANEL ALBUMIN ARUP | $9.16 | $36.00 | $3.74–$26.13 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 MS PANEL ALBUMIN ARUP | $9.24 | $36.00 | $3.74–$26.13 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 82040 - ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA-WHOLE BLOOD | $10.79 | $43.15 | $4.95–$10.81 | 75% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 ALBUMIN ARRAY | $18.82 | $74.00 | $3.74–$40.70 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 CSF IGG INDEX | $18.97 | $86.22 | $4.95–$86.22 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 ALBUMIN SERUM | $18.97 | $86.22 | $4.95–$86.22 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 ALBUMIN SERUM REFFERED TEST | $18.97 | $86.22 | $4.95–$86.22 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 ALBUMIN ARRAY | $18.99 | $74.00 | $3.74–$40.70 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 82040 - ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA-WHOLE BLOOD | $19.38 | $77.53 | $4.95–$10.81 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 82040 - ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA-WHOLE BLOOD | $19.38 | $77.51 | $4.95–$10.81 | 75% | — source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #OGC-ALBUMIN SERUM | $21.05 | $82.00 | $3.74–$45.10 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Albumin, Body Fluid | $22.20 | $27.75 | $22.56–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Albumin Level | $23.40 | $29.25 | $22.56–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN | $25.22 | $42.04 | $4.80–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN | $30.12 | $33.47 | $4.95–$33.47 | 10% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 ALBUMIN (PROTEIN) LEVEL | $43.80 | $73.00 | $4.80–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.50, median $19.38, highest $30.12 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $9.16. 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 7 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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
An albumin test measures the main protein in blood plasma, made by the liver. Low levels point to liver disease, kidney protein loss or poor nutrition.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.