Hepatitis B test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 6 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test: from $8.40 to $140.00, with a median of $40.61. The lowest listed price is at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — $32.21 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $44.02 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 87340, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 HEPATITIS B SURFACE AG IA | $8.40 | $14.00 | $10.02–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEPATITIS B SURFACE AG IA | $12.32 | $56.00 | $10.33–$56.00 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN | $40.42 | $159.00 | $7.78–$87.45 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN | $40.80 | $159.00 | $7.78–$87.45 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE FOR HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN | $67.80 | $113.00 | $10.02–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 HEPATITIS B SURFACE AG IA | $71.07 | $78.97 | $10.33–$78.97 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE FOR HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN | $72.70 | $80.78 | $10.33–$80.78 | 10% | — source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN | $85.91 | $390.51 | $10.33–$390.51 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Hepatitis B Surface Antigen w/Refl Confirm Quest | $140.00 | $175.00 | $47.09–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Hepatitis B Surface Ag W/Confirm | $156.00 | $195.00 | $47.09–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.40, median $40.61, highest $140.00 — a 16.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $40.42. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
The hepatitis B surface antigen test shows whether the hepatitis B virus is present in the blood now. The CDC recommends screening all adults at least once and every pregnant woman in each pregnancy.
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 87340 ($63.13). 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, ARHEPATITIS BSAG SENDOUT | $3.82 | file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR#HEPATITIS BSAG SENDOUT | $3.85 | file |