Lab tests CPT 84550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Uric acid test cost in Morrilton, AR — inpatient

In Morrilton, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $13.76 to $13.76, with a median of $13.76. Across Arkansas, the median is $35.73 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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$13.76St Anthony's Hospital Association
Median$13.76half pay less
Highest$13.76in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Anthony's Hospital Association Morrilton, AR · (501) 977-2300 URIC ACID SERUM $13.76 $54.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.76, median $13.76, highest $13.76.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13.76 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84550 ($44.80). 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 Anthony's Hospital Association Morrilton, ARASSAY BLOOD URIC ACID $3.06 file