Lab tests CPT 83690 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lipase test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme) as an inpatient: from $6.11 to $181.91, with a median of $6.16. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.05 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $30.40 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 83690, 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$6.11St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$6.16half pay less
Highest$181.91in this market
Difference29.8×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.

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Lowest $6.11Highest $181.91

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 LIPASE BF $6.11 $24.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 LIPASE BF $6.16 $24.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 LIPASE PERITONEAL FLUID $13.22 $52.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 LIPASE PERITONEAL FLUID $13.35 $52.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 LIPASE BODY FLUID $23.39 $92.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 LIPASE $25.93 $102.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 LIPASE $26.18 $102.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Conway, AR LIPASE $181.91 $181.91 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $6.11, median $6.16, highest $181.91 — a 29.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $15.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.