Lab tests CPT 83605 Outpatient

Lactic acid test cost in Celina, OH

In Celina, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $128.06 to $128.06, with a median of $128.06. Across Ohio, the median is $52.00 at 133 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$128.06Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital

Median$128.06half of hospitals charge less

Highest$128.06in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Hc Lactate (Lactic Acid) File of May 1, 2026 · source file	$128.06	$128.06	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing.

Outpatient: lowest $128.06, median $128.06, highest $128.06.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $128.06. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

A lactic acid test measures lactate in the blood. It is used mainly in the emergency department and hospital to look for sepsis, shock or poor blood flow to tissues.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.