Lactic acid test cost in Champaign, IL
In Champaign-Urbana, IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $22.00 to $293.00, with a median of $157.50. The lowest listed price is at The Carle Foundation Hospital — $135.50 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $89.80 at 114 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 15, 2026 and Apr 15, 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Carle Foundation Hospital lowest Urbana, IL · (217) 383-3311 Lactic Acid (Lactate) | $22.00 | $22.00 | $2.20–$37.60 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL · (217) 383-3311 Lactic Acid, CSF [Ref] | $48.00 | $48.00 | $4.80–$40.80 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL · (217) 383-3311 Assay of lactic acid | $53.00 | $53.00 | $5.30–$45.05 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Community Hospital Gibson City, IL · (217) 784-4251 LACTIC ACID | $293.00 | $293.00 | $73.25–$278.35 | — | — source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL · (217) 383-3311 Lactic Acid | $320.00 | $320.00 | $9.95–$272.00 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $22.00, median $157.50, highest $293.00 — a 13.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $157.50. 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 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
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.