Vitamin B12 test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 11 hospitals list a cash price for vitamin B12 (cobalamin) blood test: from $17.38 to $393.00, with a median of $54.37. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $36.99 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $53.95 at 56 hospitals.
- The median here, $54.37, is 35% below the US median of $84.00.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($15.08).
- 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 82607, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 VITAMIN B-12 File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $17.38 | $79.00 | $15.08–$79.00 | 78% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 Vitamin B12 Quest+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $25.40 | $31.75 | $68.71–$159.00 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Vitamin B12 Level+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $25.40 | $31.75 | $68.71–$159.00 | 20% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 82607 - CYANOCOBALAMIN VITAMIN B-12 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.12 | $144.49 | $15.08–$32.93 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 82607 - CYANOCOBALAMIN VITAMIN B-12 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.14 | $144.56 | $15.08–$32.93 | 75% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 VITAMIN B-12 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $54.37 | $222.00 | $11.96–$155.40 | 76% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B-12) LEVEL File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $54.57 | $60.63 | $15.08–$60.63 | 10% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 VITAMIN B-12 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $55.35 | $222.00 | $11.96–$155.40 | 75% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B-12) LEVEL File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $105.00 | $14.63–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B-12) LEVEL File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $105.00 | $14.63–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR VITAMIN B-12 File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $114.00 | $14.63–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 VITAMIN B-12 File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $114.00 | $14.63–$887.00 | 40% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 VITAMIN B12 ASSAY File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $81.45 | $370.22 | $15.08–$370.22 | 78% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 VITAMIN B-12 File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $86.61 | $96.23 | $15.08–$96.23 | 10% |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock, AR VITAMIN B-12 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $393.00 | $393.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $17.38, median $54.37, highest $393.00 — a 22.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $54.86. 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 8 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 2 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 vitamin B12 test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Vitamin B12 test explained.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82607 ($86.70). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, ARARUP VITAMIN B12 REFLEX | $3.68 | file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, ARARUP VITAMIN B12 REFLEX | $3.74 | file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR82607 - CYANOCOBALAMIN VITAMIN B-12 | $7.04 | file |