Lipase test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme): from $12.64 to $25.80, with a median of $17.68. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Heart Hospital LLC — $5.04 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $21.00 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 83690, 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 Heart Hospital LLC lowest Little Rock, AR Lipase, Pleural Fluid Quest | $12.64 | $15.80 | $31.41–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR ASSAY OF LIPASE | $17.68 | $19.64 | $6.89–$19.64 | 10% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR ASSAY OF LIPASE | $25.80 | $43.00 | $6.68–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR LIPASE (FAT ENZYME) LEVEL | $26.40 | $44.00 | $6.68–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital LLC Little Rock, AR Lipase Level | $42.40 | $53.00 | $31.41–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR LIPASE (FAT ENZYME) LEVEL | $71.29 | $79.21 | $6.89–$58.15 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.64, median $17.68, highest $25.80 — a 2.0× 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 lipase test measures an enzyme made by the pancreas. It is the main blood test for acute pancreatitis in people with sudden upper belly pain.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.