Ferritin test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Ferritin blood test (iron stores): from $9.76 to $110.80, with a median of $100.80. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Childrens Hospital — $91.04 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $65.29 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 82728, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR ASSAY OF FERRITIN | $9.76 | $10.84 | $10.84–$13.63 | 10% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR FERRITIN (BLOOD PROTEIN) LEVEL | $100.80 | $168.00 | $13.22–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR ASSAY OF FERRITIN | $102.60 | $171.00 | $13.22–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital LLC Little Rock, AR Ferritin | $110.80 | $138.50 | $62.15–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR FERRITIN (BLOOD PROTEIN) LEVEL | $147.62 | $164.02 | $13.63–$115.01 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.76, median $100.80, highest $110.80 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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
A ferritin test measures a protein that stores iron, and its level reflects how much iron the body has in reserve. It is used to look for iron deficiency or iron overload, often together with a blood count.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the ferritin test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and other iron tests, such as serum iron and iron-binding capacity, have their own codes.