Lab tests CPT 86301 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA 19-9 test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $109.06 to $109.06, with a median of $109.06. Across Arkansas, the median is $83.20 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86301, 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$109.06St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$109.06half pay less
Highest$109.06in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 NM CA 19-9 $109.06 $425.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $109.06, median $109.06, highest $109.06.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $56.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

CA 19-9 is a tumor marker used mainly to follow pancreatic and bile duct cancers during treatment.

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 86301 ($101.60). 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#CA 19-9 (REF) $6.61 file
St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR#CA 19-9 (REF) $6.68 file