Lab tests CPT 82728 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ferritin test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for ferritin blood test (iron stores) as an inpatient: from $23.90 to $245.86, with a median of $24.13. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.23 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $68.47 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 82728, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$23.90St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$24.13half pay less
Highest$245.86in this market
Difference10.3×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $23.90Highest $245.86

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 FATTY LIVER DS ECHOSENS FERRITIN $23.90 $94.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 FATTY LIVER DS ECHOSENS FERRITIN $24.13 $94.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 FERRITIN $41.44 $163.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 FERRITIN $41.83 $163.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Conway, AR FERRITIN $245.86 $245.86 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $23.90, median $24.13, highest $245.86 — a 10.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $62.47 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.