Lipase test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 7 hospitals list a cash price for lipase blood test (pancreas enzyme): from $8.14 to $181.91, with a median of $13.35. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $5.21 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $41.35 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 83690, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $8.14 | $37.00 | $6.89–$37.00 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Lipase, Pleural Fluid Quest | $12.64 | $15.80 | $31.41–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 LIPASE PERITONEAL FLUID | $13.22 | $52.00 | $5.20–$36.29 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 LIPASE PERITONEAL FLUID | $13.35 | $52.00 | $5.20–$36.29 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $17.68 | $19.64 | $6.89–$19.64 | 10% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 LIPASE BODY FLUID | $23.39 | $92.00 | $5.20–$50.60 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 ASSAY OF LIPASE | $25.80 | $43.00 | $6.68–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 LIPASE | $25.93 | $102.00 | $5.20–$56.10 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 LIPASE | $26.18 | $102.00 | $5.20–$56.10 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 LIPASE (FAT ENZYME) LEVEL | $26.40 | $44.00 | $6.68–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Lipase Level | $42.40 | $53.00 | $31.41–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 LIPASE RANDOM URINE | $46.02 | $209.20 | $6.89–$209.20 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 LIPASE BODY FLUID | $46.02 | $209.20 | $6.89–$209.20 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 LIPASE | $46.02 | $209.20 | $6.89–$209.20 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 LIPASE (FAT ENZYME) LEVEL | $71.29 | $79.21 | $6.89–$58.15 | 10% | — source file |
| Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Conway, AR LIPASE | $181.91 | $181.91 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.14, median $13.35, highest $181.91 — a 22.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $13.29. 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 6 of 6 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83690 ($64.04). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, ARLIPASE BF | $6.11 | file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, ARLIPASE BF | $6.16 | file |