Blood culture cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $46.52 to $250.27, with a median of $46.96. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.44 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $66.95 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87040, 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 CULTURE BLOOD | $46.52 | $183.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CULTURE BLOOD | $46.96 | $183.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Conway, AR CULTURE BLOOD | $250.27 | $250.27 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $46.52, median $46.96, highest $250.27 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $48.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A blood culture checks for bacteria or yeast in the blood. It is ordered for fever with signs of a serious infection, such as sepsis.
What the price covers
The price is usually for one culture set. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.