Lead test cost in Blytheville, AR
In Blytheville, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood lead test: from $44.95 to $61.06, with a median of $53.01. The lowest listed price is at McHs-Smc Regional Medical Center — $8.06 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $36.94 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83655, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 22, 2026 and Sep 22, 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 Blytheville, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHs-Smc Regional Medical Center lowest Osceola, AR · (870) 563-7000 LEAD, SERUM | $44.95 | $67.00 | $10.22–$158.00 | 33% | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Smc Regional Medical Center Osceola, AR · (870) 563-7000 LEAD | $61.06 | $91.00 | $10.22–$158.00 | 33% | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Great River Medical Center Blytheville, AR · (870) 838-7300 LEAD CAPILLARY | $61.06 | $91.00 | $10.22–$273.00 | 33% | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Great River Medical Center Blytheville, AR · (870) 838-7300 LEAD | $61.06 | $91.00 | $10.22–$273.00 | 33% | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Great River Medical Center Blytheville, AR · (870) 838-7300 LEAD URINE | $61.06 | $91.00 | $10.22–$273.00 | 33% | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Great River Medical Center Blytheville, AR · (870) 838-7300 ASSAY OF LEAD | $61.06 | $91.00 | $10.22–$273.00 | 33% | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $44.95, median $53.01, highest $61.06 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $53.01. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 blood lead test measures lead in the blood. It is used to screen young children and for adults exposed at work.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.