Lab tests CPT 84630 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Zinc test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for zinc blood test as an inpatient: from $37.88 to $38.24, with a median of $38.06. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.18 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $44.00 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84630, 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$37.88St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$38.06half pay less
Highest$38.24in this market
Difference1.0×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 $37.88Highest $38.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 ZINC $37.88 $149.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 ZINC $38.24 $149.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $37.88, median $38.06, highest $38.24.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $37.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A zinc test measures zinc in the blood. It is used when a deficiency is suspected, for example after weight-loss surgery or with long-term diarrhea.

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 84630 ($52.01). 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, AR#ZINC $3.82 file
St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR#ZINC $3.85 file