Lab tests CPT 84550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Uric acid test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $20.09 to $100.33, with a median of $20.28. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.19 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $35.73 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 84550, 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$20.09St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$20.28half pay less
Highest$100.33in this market
Difference5.0×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.

median
Lowest $20.09Highest $100.33

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 URIC ACID $20.09 $79.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 URIC ACID $20.28 $79.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Conway, AR URIC ACID SERUM $100.33 $100.33 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $20.09, median $20.28, highest $100.33 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $34.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A uric acid test measures uric acid in the blood. It is used to diagnose and monitor gout, to look into kidney stones and to watch levels during some cancer treatments.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.