BNP test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $30.98 to $678.00, with a median of $60.27. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock — $29.29 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $63.95 at 56 hospitals.
- The median here, $60.27, is 60% below the US median of $148.90.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($39.26).
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 5 cities for code 83880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Oct 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 83880 - NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.98 | $123.93 | $39.26–$85.73 | 75% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $39.38 | $179.00 | $35.80–$179.00 | 78% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $55.20 | $92.00 | $38.08–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $55.20 | $92.00 | $38.08–$887.00 | 40% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $56.41 | $62.68 | $39.26–$62.68 | 10% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 83880 - NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $60.24 | $240.97 | $39.26–$85.73 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 83880 - NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $60.29 | $241.16 | $39.26–$85.73 | 75% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $115.00 | $38.08–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $115.00 | $38.08–$887.00 | 40% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 BNP B NATRIURETIC PROTEIN File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $80.05 | $363.88 | $39.26–$363.88 | 78% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 BNP-SHERWOOD ONLY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $99.92 | $408.00 | $31.13–$285.60 | 76% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 BNP-SHERWOOD ONLY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $101.72 | $408.00 | $31.13–$285.60 | 75% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 BNP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $105.96 | $425.00 | $31.13–$297.50 | 75% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $110.97 | $123.30 | $39.26–$123.30 | 10% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 N-Terminal Pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $248.40 | $310.50 | $154.67–$159.00 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 N-Terminal Pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $248.40 | $310.50 | $154.67–$159.00 | 20% |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock, AR NT-PRO BNP+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $678.00 | $678.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $30.98, median $60.27, highest $678.00 — a 21.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $100.82. 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 9 of 11 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 BNP test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: BNP test explained.