Calcium score test in Arkansas

What a calcium score costs in Arkansas

A coronary artery calcium scan — CPT 75571 — is a non-contrast CT of the chest, scored for calcified plaque in the coronary arteries: a few minutes on the table, no contrast dye, no recovery. What the number means, and what it costs nationally.

Of the 15 facilities we track in Arkansas, we list a price for 4. They run from $50 at MANA Imaging in Fayetteville to $99, with a midpoint of $99 — below the $113 midpoint across every state we track. Of the markets where we list 3 or more prices, the cheapest is Little Rock, with a median of $99.

We list 4 Arkansas facilities at $99 or less. 1 Arkansas facility says it will book a scan without a referral.

Most of what we list in Arkansas belongs to a handful of operators: Baptist Health (4 locations), Freeman Health System (2 locations), Mercy (2 locations). Prices inside one system are often the same at every site, so if the nearest one is inconvenient, a sister location is usually the same number. Our Arkansas coverage spans 6 metro areas, deepest in Little Rock with 5 facilities.

Insurers generally do not cover it as screening, which is why a cash price exists at all. Ask for the self-pay price by CPT code, and make sure you are not quoted a CT angiogram instead — a different, contrast-based test that costs several times more.