Iron test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron) as an inpatient: from $26.95 to $157.66, with a median of $27.20. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.25 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $30.70 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 83540, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 IRON | $26.95 | $106.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 IRON | $27.20 | $106.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 IRON LIVER TISSUE | $27.46 | $108.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 IRON LIVER TISSUE | $27.72 | $108.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #IRON LIVER TISSSUE | $30.54 | $119.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Conway, AR IRON | $157.66 | $157.66 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $26.95, median $27.20, highest $157.66 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $35.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A serum iron test measures the iron carried in the blood. It is usually ordered with iron-binding capacity and ferritin to check for iron deficiency or iron overload.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.