Arkansas Children's Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

5,067prices published

Aug 2026file last updated

$122cash price for upper gi endoscopy with biopsy (list $5,087)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$776	$1,085	$71.55–$301
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$72.02	$1,437	$57.24–$390
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$72.66	$2,352	$57.24–$557
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$33.75	$398	$10.56–$89.24
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$6.36	$322	$7.07–$71.45
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$8.51	$95.69	$7.77–$65.60
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$9.99	$13.65	$9.34–$9.34
Urinalysis `81001`	$9.63	$47.75	$3.17–$26.71
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$52.89	$60.56	$12.47–$62.35
EKG tracing `93005`	$26.49	$153	$29.43–$100
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$44.19	$346	$49.10–$129
CT head without contrast `70450`	$80.47	$2,179	$89.41–$975
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$3,890	$4,387	$326–$1,219
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$3,121	$3,520	$223–$2,553
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$48.00	$641	$53.33–$331
IV push, single drug `96374`	$227	$262	$199–$200
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$540	$655	$199–$200
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$0.13	$9.60	$0.29–$30.07
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$0.06	$0.53	$14.52–$26.33
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$170	$994	$189–$1,478
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$122	$5,087	$424–$1,755
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$2,285	$6,185	$1,417–$3,075

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Arkansas Children's Hospital price transparency page.

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Common billing problems to look for

Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
Duplicate linesThe same service billed twice without explanation.
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