H. pylori blood test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori antibody blood test as an inpatient: from $7.63 to $7.70, with a median of $7.67. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.04 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $69.73 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86677, 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.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 H. PYLORI AB IGA | $7.63 | $30.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 H. PYLORI AB IGA | $7.70 | $30.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 HELICOBACTER PYLORI IGG | $73.47 | $289.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 HELICOBACTER PYLORI IGG | $74.16 | $289.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7.63, median $7.67, highest $7.70.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $37.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This blood test looks for antibodies to H. pylori, the stomach bacteria behind most ulcers. It shows exposure but cannot tell a current infection from a past one.
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 86677 ($75.40). 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#H PYLORI IGA SERUM | $2.55 | file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR#H PYLORI IGA SERUM | $2.57 | file |